Genetic tests for Alzheimer’s can detect specific genes linked to the disease. In most cases, they can’t definitively confirm or predict a diagnosis, but they can provide insight into your relative ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a heart condition that people typically inherit from their biological parents through their genes. Genetic testing can help identify people at risk of developing ...

A study led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (The Institute) has identified a rare genetic variant in the ODAD4 gene that causes primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), a ...

As prenatal genetic testing becomes more common, experts explain what these tests can and cannot predict, how parents should ...

Familial chilomicronemia syndrome (FCS) is a genetic disease that causes persistent accumulation of triglycerides in the blood—more than 10 times higher than normal. The main symptoms are severe ...