Ashkenazi Jews can trace their ancestry to a “bottleneck ... They found that the Ashkenazim’s genetic similarities were so acute that one of the study’s researchers, Columbia professor ...

Yeast and flies are often used in scientific experiments because they share some genetic similarities ... Jewish populations, Bratman-Morag said, the occurrence of TBCB is 5:100,000. In Ashkenazi ...

The study follows a similar analysis revealed in August ... to their identification as Jewish revealed that Ashkenazi Jews developed a unique genetic variation centuries earlier than realized.

The recent publications containing data on tens of thousands of genetic tests performed on individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish descent reflect the arrival of a new era of genetic testing and awareness.

Reply to letter from Levy-Lahad et al.: We thank the authors for their thoughtful comments and questions regarding the new American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) guidelines “Carrier ...

Knowing your family health history can alert you to the potential risk for a variety of genetic disorders. Talk to your relatives for warning signs and assess your risk for hereditary cancers. Did you ...

Manchester researchers have developed a way to improve the accuracy of breast cancer genetic testing for women from Ashkenazi Jewish backgrounds. New forms of genetic tests can tell women their ...