Patients with Duffy null status are more likely to experience misdiagnoses, unnecessary medical tests, and increased health ...

The characteristics of an organism emerge through complex interactions of its genetic make-up and the effects of the environment. This article discusses this terminological distinction in genetics - ...

An abnormal spirometry phenotype has been found by age 8 in more than 25% of children born extremely preterm or extremely low birth weight.

Obesity is a chronic multifactorial disease, which is increasing globally at an alarming rate. An individual with obesity is at a higher risk of metabolic and cardiovascular events. Weight loss in ...

Background Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) often reduce their physical activity due to concerns about sudden ...

Neil B. Minkoff, MD: Dr Hummers, please share the prevalence of chronic fibrosis ILD [interstitial lung disease] with the progressive phenotype? Laura Hummers, MD: It’s tricky to determine a phenotype ...

Plasticity in cancer cells describes their inherent ability to undergo alterations and turn certain features on and off at different times.  This flex | Cancer ...

Hormonal changes associated with menopause may influence the clinical presentation of systemic sclerosis (SSc), according to study findings published in Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease ...

Researchers have found that patients with frailty and cardiometabolic diseases have increased risk for mortality.

Diabetes is rapidly increasing in India, affecting over 101 million people, often manifesting differently than in the West. Indians tend to develop diabetes earlier, even at lower weights, due to a ...