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Endometriosis: A majorly underdiagnosed condition leaving women experiencing pain “worse than childbirth”

Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological condition that affects 1 in 10 women of reproductive age worldwide [1]. It can manifest with the first menstruation and last until menopause. As March has bee..

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Prevalence of chromosomal alterations in first-trimester spontaneous pregnancy loss

Aiming to evaluate the role of chromosomal aneuploidy in pregnancy loss, a 2023 study 35 years in the making evaluated the genomic landscape of first-trimester spontaneous pregnancy loss [1]. The aim..

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Mapping placental signals: Potential to predict premature birth

Researchers created a detailed map of the placenta during labor. By studying how maternal and fetal cells communicate, they discovered signals in the mom's blood that indicate labor and even early bi..

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A new genome screening study reveals cancer genes and genomic signatures that affect patient outcomes and can help in personalized cancer therapy

A recent paper published in Nature Medicine (1) aimed to identify genes and genomic biomarkers which can better predict outcomes and personalized therapy for cancer patients by integrating genetic wi..

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Women in science. An interview

In honor of the international day of women and girls in science, we interviewed one of our very own, Dr. Evelina Papaioannou. Dr. Evelina Papaioannou joined Medicover Genetics in 2019 as an..

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Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT): Current guidelines

Aneuploidies, such as translocations, whole or segmental chromosomal duplications, and deletions, are examples of chromosomal abnormalities that are estimated to affect approximately 1 in 150 live bi..

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Medicover Genetics 1st DNA Essay Competition Winners

Here you can read the winning essays from the first, annual DNA essay competition on the subject of "How unfolding the DNA code can help with precision medicine". In first place was Christina ..

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How much of our voice and speech is genetic?

Introduction Our voices are as unique as our fingerprints! Although there are people whose voices might sound alike, there are no two voices exactly the same. Every person has their own characteri..

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Diabetes: An ancient disease that is more relevant than ever today

Introduction Diabetes, scientifically known as diabetes mellitus, is a multitype chronic condition involving high blood glucose levels resulting from the body’s inability to produce enough or an..

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Can a genetic change make you superhuman?

Kitty Pryde, the iconic X-Woman from Marvel Comics, once said: “We are mutants. Born different from baseline humanity, with an enhanced genome that gives us super-powers.” All fiction draws on el..

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