Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process ...

Aging men often lose the Y chromosome in a growing number of their cells—and it may be far more dangerous than once believed. This loss has been linked to heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and ...

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice. This research could help us understand why some men don't ...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Ludwig Center uncovered new evidence that extra copies of a specific chromosome segment - chromosome 1q - may play a key role in the ...

Genetic testing can play an important role in identifying patients at risk for malignant hyperthermia (MH), guided by ...

The role of chromosomes in development / Clement L. Markert -- Structural patterns and the functional organization of chromosomes / Montrose J. Moses and James R. Coleman -- Chromosomal proteins / ...

Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, including a pair of sex chromosomes (typically XX for females, and XY for males). Chromosomes contain hundreds to thousands of genes, which are sections of DNA ...