Genetic testing and family screening help to provide explanations for sudden cardiac death in children and young adults, shows a population-based study. The research, which appears in The New England ...

Congenital heart disease (CHD) includes a variety of structural malformations affecting the heart and blood vessels. With growing understanding of the molecular processes involved in heart development ...

If you’re concerned about keeping your heart healthy, there are plenty of steps you can take to that effect, from making dietary changes to taking certain medication. But what about factors that can’t ...

A retrospective study highlighted the challenges of genetic testing interpretation for less-represented groups in public databases of genetic variation. The study covered French-Canadians at a large, ...

Novel study used whole genome sequencing to combine monogenetic and polygenetic testing, which are often siloed in research and practice More physicians should order genetic testing but much of the ...

Vancouver, BC - A molecular genetic autopsy performed on the tissue of a 21-year-old woman who died suddenly of unexplained causes identified a novel mutation in the KCNH2 gene at a region that is ...

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In Pennsylvania and nationwide, heart disease is the leading cause of death. While certain lifestyle factors, like smoking and high cholesterol, can increase a person’s risk for heart disease, ...

Among cardiologists, it’s known that transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis, a type of heart disease, is caused by the misfolding of a protein called transthyretin, which builds up in the walls of the ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, but new guidance suggests that a lesser-known cholesterol test could help detect hidden risks early—even in people who appear healthy.

The coverage of variants yielded by testing technologies is indicated. Structural variants may entail duplications, deletions, and unbalanced insertions, while positional changes may involve balanced ...