Mayo Clinic researchers identify a measurable genetic mutation as …
Mar 19, 2025 · A new study found that the presence of a specific genetic mutation strongly indicates a higher risk of cancer spread and worse survival rates for patients with pancreatic …
Hidden mutation leads to groundbreaking genetic discovery
Apr 3, 2025 · The discovery based on Tennant's case, published in Circulation: Heart Failure, was that disease-causing variants can hide in areas of DNA that don't make proteins. Specifically, …
Mayo Clinic's DNA study reveals BRCA1 mutations in 3 sisters, …
Nov 4, 2023 · Sisters often share certain genetic traits, such as hair color and facial features. But for three sisters from Minnesota, they discovered a much deeper connection — a shared …
Groundbreaking discovery links inherited mutation to fatty liver ...
Apr 22, 2025 · Video: A healthy liver transitions to cirrhosis, illustrating a potential outcome of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease — formerly known as nonalcoholic …
SARS-CoV-2 mutations explained - Mayo Clinic News Network
Mar 4, 2021 · A year after the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the U.S., more than 26 million Americans are confirmed to have had this disease, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. …
Identifying inherited gene mutations in pancreatic cancer can lead …
Nov 24, 2022 · In the study, which was published in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, nearly 1 in 6 people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer were found to have an inherited cancer …
Mayo Clinic AI tool finds early signs of blood mutations linked to ...
Jul 30, 2025 · Mayo Clinic researchers developed an AI tool, UNISOM, to detect clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), a condition linked to leukemia and heart …
Immunotherapy boosts chemotherapy in combating stage 3 colon …
Jun 1, 2025 · Now, new research led by Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center found that adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy after surgery for patients with stage 3 (node-positive) …
When the shoelaces fray: short telomere syndromes
Mar 28, 2019 · But sometimes, an inherited gene mutation causes telomeres to shorten at a faster rate. Abnormal telomere shortening results in accelerated-aging syndromes that affect many …
Mayo Clinic study finds 1 in 8 patients with cancer harbor inherited ...
Nov 2, 2020 · PHOENIX, Ariz. ― Genetic testing can uncover inherited genetic mutations, and could individualize cancer therapies, improve survival, manage cancer in loved ones and push …