Nearly 4 million pregnant persons receive prenatal care in the United States annually, and current recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AGOG) …
Epigenetics are important in the precise lineage organization of the immune system because they can create stable, heritable expression profiles. These epigenetic mechanisms, such as …
Introduction Down and Klinefelter syndrome are common genetic conditions, requiring lifelong, interdisciplinary care. Despite their prevalence, studies show that many physicians feel underprepared to manage …
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a group of genetic lipid metabolic disorders resulting in elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and up to a 20-fold increased chance …
Recently, genetic association findings for nicotine dependence, smoking behavior, and smoking-related diseases converged to implicate the chromosome 15q25.1 region, which includes the CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 cholinergic nicotinic …
BACKGROUND: A genome wide association study found significant association of a sequence variant, rs7566605, in the insulin-induced gene 2 (INSIG2) with obesity. However, the association …
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder following Alzheimer’s disease. By the time motor symptoms manifest, a significant proportion of nigrostriatal neurons …