Do you have Dutch ancestry? A rare gene mutation could affect your heart

The PLN gene mutation causes heart failure and sudden cardiac death. Experts say West Michigan's Dutch community could be ...
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What is inversion 3 mutation? Inside Tatiana Schlossberg’s rare genetic anomaly

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tatiana Schlossberg, the youngest granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, recently revealed she was diagnosed with terminal ...
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This rare mutation destroys brain cells, scientists found the cause

Scientists have traced a devastating pattern of brain cell loss in a handful of families to a single, ultra-rare mutation that sabotages one of the brain’s key protective enzymes. The discovery not ...
New Scientist

Are humans degenerating genetically and getting dumber as a result?

Are we evolving to be more stupid? Humans have a relatively high genetic mutation rate, which has been thought to be driving ...
EcoPortal.net

Some people sleep just a few hours and wake up fully energized — Scientists identify a rare mutation affecting only a tiny fraction of the population

A new study has found a rare genetic mutation that allows some of us to get only a few short hours of sleep and wake up ...
Rolling Out

The rare genetic mutation that prevents wrinkles

Meet the luckiest people on Earth — individuals carrying a rare genetic mutation that prevents wrinkles from forming even as they age well into their 80s. These genetic lottery winners have provided ...
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Genetic medicine can leave people with rare mutations behind. But there's new hope

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can’t get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering arduous and exhausting. She has the most common fatal ...