The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved French drugmaker Sanofi's hemophilia therapy, introducing a new type of ...

Discovery of novel NTD candidate genes and expansion of clinical implications of others, with identification of four genes – RMND5A, HNRNPC, FOXD4, and RBBP4 – having strong potential involvement in ...

For the first time, they have clarified how a certain genetic defect in children initially leads to frequent infections and later to asthma. The study, published in the American Journal of ...

Birth defects can be caused by genetic environmental or combined factors but some can be prevented with the right measures Read to know how and get answers to other common questions related to birth d ...

A new genetic discovery could one day help doctors save the lives of babies born with heart defects, say scientists. A US team has linked mutations in the gene GATA4 to congenital heart defects ...

Babies with heart birth defects appear to have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer, compared to those without a ...

Affecting 1 in 500 people, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the walls of the left ventricle, the heart's ...

A new study has now highlighted that certain gene defects that control of protein synthesis can either increase or decrease an individual's susceptibility to cancer and other diseases ...

Domestic researchers in a world first have identified the causes of congenital spina bifida, a birth defect that causes ...

Now they can point to defects in a gene called DONSON, which is needed for DNA to be faithfully copied when cells divide and grow. “We’re pleased that these families were finally able to have ...

The gene CIROZ, previously known as C1orf127, has been linked to congenital heart defects and abnormal organ placement, known as heterotaxy. This gene plays a crucial role in embryonic development ...