Medical genetics is an interdisciplinary field that studies the role of genetic variation in human disease. It investigates a wide range of conditions—from single-gene disorders to complex polygenic ...

Technological advances, higher chronic disease prevalence, a greater focus on personalized healthcare, AI and big data, and regulatory changes, including orphan drug market expansions, have bolstered ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. ACMG Announces 2026 Medical Genetics Awareness Week, Celebrating Professionals "Making a Difference Together" BETHESDA ...

Genetic variation is the foundation of human diversity, enabling differences in traits such as height, eye color, or blood type. Some sequence variants also cause inherited diseases, including sickle ...

The future of personalized medicine is rapidly becoming a reality, powered by advances in genetic testing and healthcare. Once limited to research labs, genetic insights are now transforming how ...

Testing the biological sex of an athlete is becoming more common in sport, with governing bodies defending the practice as ...

MINNEAPOLIS — By definition, a variant of unknown significance identified in an individual with cardiomyopathy can leave physicians wondering what to do with the information. Don’t discard so-called ...

Eva Vailionis, MS, CGC is the 2026 recipient of the ACMG Foundation Genetic Counselor Best Abstract Award. The ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine selected Ms. Vailionis based on her ...