Taner, M.D., Ph.D., who leads Mayo Clinic's Precision Medicine in Neurodegeneration Lab, studies complex genetic interactions in Alzheimer's disease.

Euan Ashley's lab explores the intricate interactions of gene variants. Tiny "typos," or genetic mutations, can sneak into segments of DNA. Many of these are harmless, but some can cause health ...

Scientists have discovered an interaction between genes that increases the risk of developing a type of alopecia. Scientists have discovered an interaction between genes that increases the risk of ...

While lifestyle choices, including diet and activity level, play an important role in a person’s risk of obesity, genetics can also shape natural tendencies toward weight gain or loss. In fact, genes ...

Alopecia refers to hair loss and can affect the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, and other areas of the body. There are different types of alopecia including androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, anagen ...

A new study indicates a common genetic variant may interact with gut bacteria to trigger chronic inflammation in ulcerative colitis. The findings may help explain why people experience the disease ...