Genetics

Androgen insensitivity syndrome is a condition that affects sexual development before birth and during puberty. People with this condition are genetically male, with one X chromosome and one Y chromosome in each cell. Because their bodies are unable to respond to certain male sex hormones (called androgens), they may have mostly female sex characteristics or signs of both male and female sexual development.  

By quantifying the number of tumor-marker-targeting microbeads bound to cells (lower images), the D3 system categorizes high- and low-risk cervical biopsy  

This new article discusses the emerging field of epigenetic therapy, and the evolving role that it could play in the future treatment of renal disease.  

Advances in genetics and molecular biology have led to a better understanding of the control of central nervous system (CNS) development. It is possible to classify CNS abnormalities according to the developmental stages at which they occur, as is shown below. The careful assessment of patients with these abnormalities is important in order to provide an accurate prognosis and genetic counselling.  

American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2015: Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ASHG 2015.  

Investigators have developed a preliminary biomarker-based model that predicts the sexual orientation of men.  

FRET imaging: the theory behind it Watch this lecture of Professor Manuela Zaccolo, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics.