Feb. 20, 2025 -- Genetic testing can be both illuminating and intimidating. What exactly is genetic testing, and who might benefit most? We spoke with Huma Q. Rana MD, MPH, Clinical Director of the ...

When the Human Genome Project concluded 21 years ago, it opened the door for genetic testing and a promise for lifesaving screenings and personalized medicine. An innovation that serves as a key ...

Limiting inherited genetic testing to younger people with cancer would have missed most of those who carry a cancer-risk gene ...

Preimplantation genetic testing allows people with BRCA mutations to test their embryos for BRCA as well. But the process can ...

Having been diagnosed with prostate cancer is not the complete story. For one, it could mean that the patient’s prostate ...

Genetic testing is an important part of the diagnosis process for transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM). It’s not only key to managing your care but also helps you determine whether others in ...

First-degree relatives—parents, siblings and children—of cancer patients who received personalized support and navigation services throughout the genetic testing process were significantly more likely ...

A randomized trial at MD Anderson Cancer Center found that personalized navigation support raised BRCA genetic testing uptake among at-risk first-degree relatives from 51% to 73% in six months, with ...

Genetic testing for ATTR can detect transthyretin mutations and offer crucial information about risk, monitoring, and treatment, if needed. Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a genetic condition that ...

Genetic testing has become a more common way to diagnose and manage many neurologic conditions including dementia, Parkinson's disease and epilepsy, but a new study has found not everyone may have the ...