A new study published in Nature in the paper, “Developmental convergence and divergence in human stem cell models of autism,” provides new insights by demonstrating that while different mutations ...

UCLA Health researchers have created a comprehensive map showing how eight different genetic mutations associated with autism spectrum disorder affect early brain development, providing new insights ...

Despite the development of cutting-edge genetic testing techniques and considerable progress in our understanding of the genetic basis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), missing heritability and ...

Schizophrenia is a highly heterogeneous psychiatric disorder affecting ~1% of the global population, typically emerging in ...

CKY Ng, HN Pemberton and JS Reis-Filho are funded by Breakthrough Breast Cancer. The authors also acknowledge NHS funding for the National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre. The ...

Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive malignancy characterised by remarkable cellular ...

Each year, about 1.38 million women worldwide are diagnosed with breast cancer. Advances in diagnosis and treatment have facilitated a 90-percent, five-year survival rate, among those treated. However ...

A panelist discusses how tumor heterogeneity (both spatial and temporal) affects molecular testing reliability in ovarian cancer, highlighting that although most biomarkers show little heterogeneity, ...