In certain groups of men, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency was linked with an increased likelihood of severe COVID-19, a Veterans Affairs cohort study found. In Black men under 65, ...

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A common but often undiagnosed genetic condition may be causing delays in type 2 diabetes diagnoses and increasing the risk of serious complications for thousands of Black and South Asian men in the ...

This news post is no longer up to date. For a look at our more recent work on this area, please read our report Pathogen genomics into practice. The most common known enzyme defect in humans is ...

(Philadelphia, PA) – Red blood cells in the human body are continuously subjected to oxidative stress, in which highly reactive molecules damage cellular components. Blood cells have a mechanism in ...

New York is expanding testing of newborns in 2022 to include screening for a range of potentially debilitating genetic conditions, with an emphasis on disorders common among certain ethnic and ...