The new findings contradict previous assertions that Ashkenazi mitochondrial lineages originated in the Near East, or from mass conversions to Judaism in the Khazar kingdom, an empire in the north ...

February is American Heart Month, which is an appropriate time to learn how genetic testing can protect your family.

The mutation in the TBCB gene (Tubulin Folding Cofactor B), discovered by Dr. Sharon Bratman-Morag and Dr. Karin Weiss, is carried by one in 80 Ashkenazi Jews. If both parents carry the gene ...

A study of victims of a 12th century massacre reveals that Ashkenazi Jews developed a unique genetic variation centuries earlier than realized. (JTA) — For nearly a millennium, 17 Jewish ...

Gilad Japhet, the CEO and founder of MyHeritage said in a statement that testing in other countries suggests that Hungary has the highest prevalence of Ashkenazi Jewish genes after Israel.

Those over the age of 18 with at least one Ashkenazi Jewish grandparent have ... “The majority of people won’t be variant carriers of the BRCA gene, but if you are, the NHS can provide you ...

Those over the age of 18 with at least one Ashkenazi Jewish grandparent have ... “The majority of people won’t be variant carriers of the BRCA gene, but if you are, the NHS can provide you ...

The genes associated were nicotinic acetylcholine ... In the first stage cases were high-risk, BRCA1/2 mutation-negative Ashkenazi Jewish women with breast cancer who also had at least three ...