Université de Strasbourg and partners report that adding structural variants and small insertion–deletion mutations to single ...

Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that affects the sympathetic nervous system in young children and is often difficult to ...

Northwestern University biophysicists have developed a new computational tool for identifying gene combinations underlying complex illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, and asthma. Unlike single-gene ...

Scientists at Princeton and the Simons Foundation have identified four biologically distinct subtypes of autism, using data from over 5,000 children and a powerful new computational method. These ...

Scientists have found that genetics and type of cancer treatment contribute most to a survivor's risk of a second cancer. Physicians caring for survivors of childhood cancer later in life should be ...

Experts say the research could reveal more about the role of genetics in autism and lead to more personalized care. A new study has identified four biologically distinct subtypes of autism, each with ...

IgA nephropathy has a complex hereditary pattern. You may not develop it unless you inherit multiple risk genes and also ...

For children and young adults diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a common type of bone cancer for that age group, the odds of survival can be devastatingly low (20-30%) when the disease spreads to the lungs ...

A new study has identified four biologically distinct subtypes of autism, each with identifiable symptom clusters and lifetime trajectories. Researchers then linked each group to specific biological ...