Groundbreaking discovery links inherited mutation to fatty liver ...
Apr 22, 2025 · Video: A healthy liver transitions to cirrhosis, illustrating a potential outcome of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease — formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease …
Mayo Clinic researchers identify a measurable genetic mutation as a ...
Mar 19, 2025 · A new study found that the presence of a specific genetic mutation strongly indicates a higher risk of cancer spread and worse survival rates for patients with pancreatic ductal …
Mayo study finds colon cancer driven by hereditary gene mutations in …
Apr 19, 2021 · A genetic mutation can cause a gene to malfunction and lead to a cell becoming cancerous. Although many mutations that cause cancer happen by chance in a single cell, the study …
Mayo Clinic study finds 1 in 8 patients with cancer harbor inherited ...
Nov 2, 2020 · PHOENIX, Ariz. ― Genetic testing can uncover inherited genetic mutations, and could individualize cancer therapies, improve survival, manage cancer in loved ones and push the …
Hidden mutation leads to groundbreaking genetic discovery
Apr 3, 2025 · Most genetic diseases are linked to protein-coding regions, which is also where standard testing has been focused. The discovery based on Tennant's case, published in Circulation: Heart …
9 common questions about genetic testing for cancer
Feb 6, 2023 · Can genetic testing help during cancer treatment? If you are battling cancer, genetic testing can help your care team make recommendations for treatments and surgical procedures. For …
Mayo Clinic Minute: Sickle cell disease explained
Dec 7, 2023 · "Sickle cell disease is a genetic, inherited disorder. It's caused by a mutation in the gene that encodes for hemoglobin," says Dr. Ferdjallah. For a baby to be born with the disease, both …
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding and managing familial ...
Apr 18, 2017 · The gene mutation that causes familial hypercholesterolemia is passed from parent to child. Children with familial hypercholesterolemia inherit a defective copy of the gene from one …
Identifying inherited gene mutations in pancreatic cancer can lead to ...
Nov 24, 2022 · In the study, which was published in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, nearly 1 in 6 people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer were found to have an inherited cancer-related gene …
New genetic biomarker flags aggressive brain tumors
Nov 22, 2025 · In most healthy adult cells, TERT is switched off. But if it becomes switched back on, it can fuel cancer development by driving unchecked cell growth. In this study, the researchers wanted …