Exclusive: Pre-chemotherapy tests previously did not look for gene variant that put some ethnicities at higher risk of serious side effects ...

Two New Jersey genetic-testing companies are being sued by IVF patients who claim they were misled about the health of ...

A clinician-led approach boosts genetic testing among relatives of people with newly detected pathogenic variants — and could help close a gap in hereditary cancer prevention.

Genetic testing has the potential to transform patient care. The potential of precision medicine lies in the possibility that insights from our genetic code may hold the key to preventing disease, ...

Genetic testing, including germline and somatic, is vital for prostate cancer prognosis and personalized treatment strategies. PARP inhibitors, targeting BRCA mutations, are a promising therapy for ...

A virtual tool can facilitate cascade genetic testing for relatives of people with cancer who have pathogenic variants, ...

Cheasanee Huette, a 20-year-old college student in Northern California, is worried. Two years ago, knowing she was protected by the Affordable Care Act's guarantees of coverage for preexisting ...

Genetic testing before chemotherapy may help improve safety and guide treatment for patients with gastrointestinal cancers. Among patients with gastrointestinal cancers, genetic testing before ...

According to the World Cancer Research Fund, more than 100,000 men are newly diagnosed with prostate cancer annually in Japan, and a portion of those patients will be diagnosed with or later progress ...

Learn why genetic testing is vital for ATTR-CM diagnosis, how it identifies hereditary risks for family members, and the ...

We are at a transformative moment in oncology. Remarkable advancements have led to the identification of biomarkers that can predict treatment response, tests that can detect cancer risk before ...

Half of surveyed nephrologists reported barriers to obtaining genetic testing for their patients with FSGS. Identifying a genetic mutation in a patient with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) ...