Researchers have identified several genetic variants associated with increased risk of cancer in children with non-chromosomal birth defects, such as congenital heart disease and defects of the ...

Intra-family marriages remain common in many regions, but experts note a higher risk of congenital conditions due to shared genes while highlighting awareness, screening and counselling to help reduce ...

Researchers at Gladstone Institutes have identified genetic mechanisms involved in heart defects that develop in some fetuses born to diabetic women. They discovered these mechanisms at work in a ...

Doctors warn cousin marriages raise birth defect risk 2-2.5x due to shared recessive genes; genetic counselling can help reduce risks.

SALT LAKE CITY – A multistate study led by researchers at the University of Utah has revealed that the risk for childhood cancer is moderately increased among children and young adolescents with ...

The New Year is a time to evaluate and to take steps to improve our lives. Obviously, birth is the ultimate new beginning, and it is appropriate that this month is National Birth Defects Awareness ...

HumFitTohIndiaHit: Know how Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) improves IVF success rates by screening embryos for genetic ...

DANVILLE, Pa. — Finding out you are pregnant can be one of the most wonderful times in a woman's life. But learning your baby has a birth defect can be one of the scariest. January is Birth Defect ...

Philadelphia, November 30, 2022 – Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified several genetic variants associated with increased risk of cancer in children with ...