Genetic compatibility testing is emerging as a new conversation among couples planning marriage and parenthood. Experts say ...

For years, genetic testing has been treated as something rare and exceptional—a highly specialized tool ordered only by ...

When it came time to start a family, Sarah Elizabeth Orlando, 33, knew she would go about it differently. Before she was born, an in-utero amniocentesis had confirmed she carried the gene for fragile ...

(RTTNews) - Targeted Genomics LLC, creator of GlutenID—the first and only FDA-cleared direct-to-consumer genetic test for celiac disease—has entered a commercial partnership with OraSure Technologies, ...

Genetic testing can help doctors diagnose some neurological disorders, such as Huntington’s disease. It can also provide insights into a person’s risk of future health conditions. Genetic testing ...

Doctors and patients are gaining an edge in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease by catching early warning signs with new screening methods.

After a cancer diagnosis, patients often have many questions, not only about their treatment but also about what the ...

For Josh Henderson, 66, of Olympia, getting genetic testing was a no-brainer. “The first time I came to Fred Hutch, my oncologist suggested it,” said the retired IT manager who received a metastatic ...

AI-driven functional precision medicine could transform cancer care by testing live tumor cells to deliver personalized, ...

Silent genetic risks: Healthy people can unknowingly carry genes for serious blood disorders, which may only be discovered during or after pregnancy. Screening before conception: Carrier screening and ...

Among serious illnesses the genetic screening could detect is retinoblastoma, a rare and highly curable cancer that develops ...