Due to the potential shared aetiology between type I and type II diabetes, researchers recently aimed to identify any genetic […]
Asthma with severe exacerbation is the most common reason for the hospitalisation of young children. These exacerbations are generally triggered […]
There are nearly 50 million people living with dementia globally. Furthermore, ~50-70% of all dementia cases are caused by Alzheimer’s […]
Complex brain disorders are highly heritable and largely polygenic. They arise from a complex combination of risk genes, found in […]
Researchers have reported the first robust piece of evidence for the role of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) gene HLA-B […]
An understanding of the environmental and genetic risk of Alzheimer’s Disease is vital for the production of more effective therapies. […]
Could serum proteins act as holistic biomarkers for personalised medicine? Whilst personalised medicine is a highly promising new treatment, in […]
In a study, published in Scientific Reports, researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, reported key genetic differences in the […]
The true value of genomics can only be unravelled with true population-scale sequencing. Understanding genomic variation across populations will help […]
As part of the 20th anniversary of Nature Reviews Genetics, Professor Ambroise Wonkam from the University of Cape Town has […]
