A new study combines genetic data and improved computational tools to look more closely at GWAS results for both adult-onset and childhood-onset asthma. The research identified many genetic variants ...

The genome serves as the blueprint for the body, influencing every trait from the shape of the face to the arches of the feet, and even the development of certain diseases. While some disorders, like ...

Study identifies 1,376 genes linking psychiatric and skeletal disorders, with implications for early prevention strategies.

This first GWAS study in CPPD disease points to two targets for future treatment, which is crucial given the current lack of options for patients." Dr. Merriman concludes, "We are thrilled about the ...

In a first-of-its-kind genome-wide association study (GWAS) researchers have discovered two genes, RNF144B and ENPP1, that cause calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease in Americans of ...

How’s this for a challenge? In a haystack of 250,000 genetic variants lurking in the genomes of more than 40,000 people, find the ones that associate with Alzheimer’s disease either alone or in ...