Dna

Maternal stress during pregnancy may mutate the child’s DNA and thus affect risk for developing disease, according to study results published in Biological Psychiatry.

Heterogeneity of serial circulating tumor DNA appeared associated with progressive disease among patients with metastatic breast cancer, according to study findings presented during the ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program.

Non-invasive screening with multitarget stool DNA tests had a high positive predictive value for any colorectal neoplasia regardless of a patient’s exposure to previous colonoscopy, according to study results.

DNA testing of siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorder may help predict a future diagnosis, according to findings published in Nature Communications.