Researchers say a new AI system can identify disease-causing mutations and explain their biological effects, potentially ...

A new Nature study suggests DNA mutations in immune cells may drive autoimmune diseases by removing immune system brakes, ...

For decades, the standard explanation for autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis has rested on two pillars: inherited ...

Only around two percent of the human genome codes for proteins, and while those proteins carry out many important functions of the cell, the rest of the genome cannot be ignored. However, for decades ...

New research suggests that autoimmune diseases may be driven by DNA mutations in immune cells that remove the natural brakes ...

It’s well established that some cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are caused by mutations that are inherited from a person’s parents — but a new study shows some cases of sporadic ALS may ...

Diseases like cancer or neurodegeneration are known to arise from genetic misfires. But treating such complex conditions hasn ...

Scientists now recognize that spontaneous DNA errors, which we acquire in early development all the way until our last breath ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a rare mutation in the MET gene that can directly cause metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. The mutation disrupts the liver’s ability to ...

Scientists have corrected an extremely rare and life-threatening genetic disease of the liver in mouse models and human ...

A study using advanced DNA sequencing methods finds that somatic mutations in immune cells could drive autoimmune diseases.

An HIV patient in Oslo has been in remission for the past five years following a stem cell transplant from his brother, who ...