Genetics

Emory doctors and Family Heart Foundation team up to help patients with dangerously high cholesterol caused by genetic condition

Emory’s genetic counseling training program celebrates 10 years

Ancient DNA analyses add new complexity to South America settlement

Myotonic dystrophy: GABA receptors implicated in sleepiness, via mouse model

Chronic COVID-19 infections are source of variants of concern, study shows

NextGen gives high school students a peek at biomedical research

Emory researchers successfully use mRNA to activate genes

Heartland virus identified in lone star ticks in Georgia

Research roundup: Recent grants and publications for Emory faculty and staff

Emory virologists trace the start of COVID-19 in Georgia

Emory advances care for people with rare diseases

Monkeys’ atypical social behaviors may provide insights into autism genetics

Research roundup: Recent grants and publications for Emory faculty and staff

Emory, Children’s join NORD Rare Disease Center of Excellence network

Fragile X syndrome: Human brain organoids model disorder more closely than mice

Stephen Warren remembered for changing the world’s understanding of Fragile X syndrome

International study finds increased COVID-19 mortality among adults with Down syndrome

SARS-CoV-2 variants: CDC, private foundations support genomic surveillance

Emory Fragile X Center: $8 million NIH grant supports next-generation neuroscience

Yerkes genomics research will help predict COVID-19 disease severity, inform treatment decisions

Highly invasive lung cancer cells have longer 'fingers'

Emory's Victor Corces elected to prestigious National Academy of Sciences

JScreen launches BRCA screening study for Ashkenazi Jews in metro Atlanta

3q29 deletion survey: distinct social profile, high ASD risk

Scissors get stuck -- another way bacteria use CRISPR/Cas9

Multiple myeloma: DNA rearrangements may predict resistance, poor outcomes

Toxin-spewing bacteria decoded

Sifting through signs of inflammation to analyze causes of Crohn's disease

First genetic clue for elusive pediatric liver disease

Probing hyperexcitability in fragile X syndrome

Cells in "little brain" have distinctive metabolic needs

Winship researcher honored as STAT Wunderkind

JScreen highlights September's Tay-Sachs awareness month as reminder for genetic testing

Mysterious DNA modification important for fly brain

Fragile X: New drug strategy corrects behavioral + biochemical measures in mouse model

Men's Health Month helps bring awareness to benefits of JScreen

Emory's JScreen program named one of America's top 50 innovative Jewish organizations

Sugars in infant formulas pose risk to babies with inherited metabolic disorder

For DNA Day, learn about Emory genomic advances

Virulence in "Iraqibacter": potential Achilles' heel?

Pig model of Huntington's offers advantages for testing treatments

All in the mind: Examining why the brain short-circuits

Flow of spinal fluid disrupted in inherited developmental disorder

Joint supplement speeds melanoma cell growth

Emory Genetics Metabolic Nutrition Program launches new website for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Prevention Program

Yerkes: Working to cure what ails you

Cellular traffic jam seen in ALS/FTD

Yerkes researchers find clues to AIDS resistance in sooty mangabey genome

eXtraordinarY: New clinic for X and Y chromosome variations

November: 10 things to do for under $10

Mysterious DNA modification seen in stress response

New digestive/liver disease gene identified by international team

Genetic counseling helps patients in Johns Creek identify hereditary cancer

Cancer drug discovery: Targeting DNA repair

Chemicals from gut bacteria maintain vitality in aging animals

Granulins treasure not trash: potential FTD treatment strategy

Moms and future moms with rare inherited disorder aim for healthy babies

Insight into brain via 'friend of fragile X' gene

Emory Heart and Vascular Center provides medical experts, screenings at Marfan Foundation Annual Conference

How young children perceive world is guided by genetics and disrupted in autism

Switchable DNA mini-machines relay information

Gene editing reverses Huntington's in mouse model

Prospective parents can now be screened for more than 200 genetic diseases

Emory Integrated Core Facilities offering HTG gene expression services

Invasive lung cancer cells have distinct roles

Meningitis bacteria adapting to STI niche, genetic analysis shows

Schizophrenia-associated gene research funded by $3.1 million NIH grant

A new target for Parkinson's disease identified by Emory researchers

RISK study reveals new precision medicine approach to Crohn's and colitis

Scientists show 'matchmaker' role for protein behind SMA

How estrogen modulates fear learning -- molecular insight into PTSD

Melanoma mutation likes fat for fuel; diet modulates effect in mice

Deep dive into NMDA receptor variation and links to epilepsy, ID

Huperzine A provides seizure protection in genetic epilepsy models

Emory Metabolic Nutrition Program awarded $1.2M for nutrition therapy program for inherited metabolic disorders

Mutations in bone cells can drive leukemia in neighboring stem cells

Genome study identifies risk genes in African Americans with inflammatory bowel disease

Gestational age estimated through DNA methylation

Tapping evolution to improve biotech products

Cardiac 'disease in a dish' models advance arrhythmia research

Scientists reveal differences in Zika infection genes

Tug of war over HIV's disease-inducing potential

Two sisters, a shared rare disorder, and Emory

Emory researcher contributes to Project MinE discovery of new ALS gene

Detecting brain tumors' warped metabolism

HIV vaccine design should adapt as virus mutates

Winship pilots new study for women with family history of breast, ovarian cancer

Sanda to lead multi-center prostate cancer biomarker study

Emory Integrated Core Facilities offering CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing services for mice

JScreen leaders describe success in increasing pre-conception carrier screening

JScreen named one of America's top innovative Jewish organizations

Huntington's disease gene dispensable in adult mice

Zika research shows how virus could affect the developing brain

1,200 screened for genetic diseases by JScreen at Yeshiva University event

Building a blessing from a curse

Disruptions to embryonic reprogramming alter adult mouse behavior

Lipman gift aims at development of breakthrough treatments for cystic fibrosis through Sorscher recruitment

Can a gene counteract aging and prevent us from getting cancer?

Ancient protein flexibility can drive 'new' functions

Chasing down the genetic risks of cancer