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Original conceptual illustration: Why outcomes can vary
Inheritance

Penetrance and expressivity: why a genetic finding cannot tell the whole future

October 22, 2026 Medical Genetics editorial team Comments Off on Penetrance and expressivity: why a genetic finding cannot tell the whole future
The same genetic condition can affect people differently. Penetrance and expressivity help explain what a genetic result can—and cannot—predict.

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Original conceptual illustration: Questions behind clinical actionability
Genomic testing

What makes a genetic result clinically actionable?

October 22, 2026 Medical Genetics editorial team Comments Off on What makes a genetic result clinically actionable?
Finding a DNA change is only part of the question. Clinical actionability asks whether reliable evidence supports a useful response to that finding.

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