For 10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients.

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The Urology Care Foundation and the Prostate Cancer Foundation have created a new educational guide on genetic tests to guide ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and genetic testing proved to be lifesaving for the women featured in this story. Jodi Lavery discovered she had a BRCA-2 gene mutation, ...

Genetic testing, often via a blood sample, can confirm a muscular dystrophy diagnosis. It can also identify specific gene mutations to help guide treatment and determine whether or not someone is a ...

I was one of the first to spit into a test tube, giving up my DNA forever to learn more about my health and heredity. You know, the ones that promise to connect you with distant relatives you didn’t ...

Genetic testing plays an important role in cystic fibrosis screening and diagnosis. It can help determine if a person has cystic fibrosis or carries gene mutations that cause it. Other tests can also ...

“HPV DNA testing is proven to be more effective in detecting precancerous changes of the cervix compared to conventional pap ...

Genomic testing improves confidence in the decisions producers make when selecting replacement heifers and bulls.

Link found between super-agers, or people with exceptional longevity, to inherited DNA from Ice Age hunter-gatherer ...

Internet users can't get enough of the "unhinged mix" of breeds that were revealed by Birdie's recent DNA test.