Hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes account for about 6% of cases of colorectal cancer. People with gene mutations associated with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) and familial ...

Silver–Russell syndrome (SRS MIM180860) is a disorder characterised by intrauterine and/or postnatal growth restriction and typical facies. However, the clinical picture is extremely diverse due to ...

CRISPR-Cas9 ( c lustered r egularly i nterspaced s hort p alindromic r epeats-CRISPR associated nuclease 9) systems have emerged as versatile and convenient (epi)genome editing tools and have become ...

Background Heterozygous disruptions of FOXP2 were the first identified molecular cause for severe speech disorder: childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), and yet few cases have been reported, limiting ...

Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare autoimmune disorder affecting the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). Here, we investigate the genetic architecture of MG via a genome-wide association study ...

Panic disorder (PD) is one of the most common anxiety disorders, with a prevalence of 3.4–4.7%. Although PD seems to have no known cause, and its underlying aetiology is not well understood, studies ...

T-type channels are low-voltage-activated calcium channels that contribute to a variety of cellular and physiological functions, including neuronal excitability, hormone and neurotransmitter release ...

Lynch syndrome (hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer) is characterised by the development of colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer and various other cancers, and is caused by a mutation in one ...

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a devastating genetic disease that leads to extremely high cholesterol levels and severe cardiovascular disease, mainly caused by mutations in any of the main ...

Optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) is the most common congenital optic nerve anomaly and a leading cause of blindness in the USA. Although most cases of ONH occur as isolated cases within their respective ...

Background NICE Guideline NG241: identifying and managing familial and genetic risk of ovarian cancer (OC) was published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in March 2024.

Background Myopia is the leading cause of refractive errors. As its pathogenesis is poorly understood, we determined if the retinal VIP-VIPR2 signalling pathway axis has a role in controlling ...