Genetic tests that tell people how likely they are to suffer from common disorders such as cancer and heart disease are at best useless and could be dangerously misleading, consumers were warned on ...

Women could be opting to have unnecessary surgery to avoid breast cancer, after being told they are at high risk from genetic test results which do not take family history into account. The authors of ...

Today, our researchers shared findings that suggest the NHS eligibility guidelines for genetic testing are too stringent and causing patients, who could benefit, to miss out. This means that people ...

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Scientists identified and observed gene variations that cause eczema Researchers found lower KIF3A protein in mice caused by increased skin water loss Genetic testing could help identify infants at ...

Melbourne: A bill that would ban life insurers from discriminating against Australians based on the results of genetic testing has been introduced to parliament this week. If passed into law as ...

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