Stefan Fröhling, M.D., and Hartmut Döhner, M.D. The cause of chromosomal abnormalities remains poorly understood. Studies of various types of leukemia have shown that certain environmental and ...

Study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators expands understanding of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children with Down syndrome, fueling hope for new treatment Researchers ...

Boutaina Belkady, Lamiae Elkhattabi, Zouhair Elkarhat, Latifa Zarouf, Lunda Razoki, Jamila Aboulfaraj, Sanaa Nassereddine, Rachida Cadi, Hassan Rouba and Abdelhamid Barakat Background: Intellectual ...

An AI tool identifies cells that can shed light on the earliest origins of cancer through a game of molecular ‘laser tag’. The human body relies on precise genetic instructions to function, and cancer ...

Seattle biotech company Phase Genomics announced Wednesday that it received two National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants totaling $3.9 million. The funding, which runs for three years, will help pay ...

Human egg cells are often prone to chromosomal errors. As women age, the error rate increases sharply — and can contribute to infertility, pregnancy loss, and ...

Allogene said Thursday that the clinical holds came after it notified the FDA of what the company described as a “chromosomal abnormality.” A total of seven Allogene programs have reached human ...

Chromosomal aberrations are departures from the normal set of chromosomes either from an individual or from a species. All age group capable of reproduction are at risk of this, but however, research ...

Translocations, in genetics, happen when chromosomes break and the pieces attach to other chromosomes. This mixing of genetic material has important results. The resultant chromosomes are lacking in ...

A genetic disorder is a condition that occurs as a result of a mutation to DNA. There are several different genetic disorders. Most cells within the body contain the molecule DNA. This molecule ...