A multi-institutional study involving Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers has identified a chromosomal abnormality that appears to increase susceptibility to autism. In a New England ...

A new scientific review suggests that OCD could be divided into five biological subtypes, revealing key clues for its ...

THE association between sex chromatin abnormality and mental sub-normality is well established. The incidence of sex chromatin abnormality in the new-born male and female population is about 0.2 per ...

Shortened First-Line High-Dose Chemotherapy for Patients With Poor-Prognosis Aggressive Lymphoma PURPOSE: To prospectively compare cytogenetic and molecular cytogenetic analysis for the detection of ...

A healthy genome is characterized by 23 pairs of chromosomes, and even a small change in this structure — such as an extra copy of a single chromosome — can lead to severe physical impairment. So it's ...

EMBL researchers have created a new AI tool that uses a “molecular laser tag” approach to identify cells capable of revealing the earliest origins of cancer. The human body depends on accurate genetic ...

Around 1 in 500 men carry an extra X or Y chromosome, according to a large study published this week in Genetics in Medicine. But most of those affected are unaware of their status, despite it ...

Triple X syndrome, also known as 47, XXX, Triple X, Triplo-X, or trisomy x is a sex chromosome aneuploidy, or chromosome abnormality, in which females have an additional X chromosome. The number and ...

A microscopic piece of genetic material known as the Y chromosome made headlines last week. It is nothing new or rare; every man has one in practically every cell, or he would not be a man. But a few ...

A syndrome in male cats analogous to chromatin-positive Klinefelter's syndrome in human males has been demonstrated. The physical characteristics which suggested an abnormality of chromosome number in ...