Genetic disorders — like cystic fibrosis and Huntington’s disease — are considered incurable, with gene mutations occurring in essentially every cell of the body. Gene mutations occur when one ...

Genetic disorders can occur due to mutations in one gene (monogenic), multiple genes (multifactorial inheritance), and mutation in one or more chromosomes. Point mutations are where one nucleotide in ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Genetics, a team of researchers from the United Kingdom (U.K.) and the United States (U.S.) analyzed whole blood samples from a large cohort of U.K.