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NewsMore Accurate Computational Tool for Long-Read RNA SequencingChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaThe tool will allow for better diagnosis of rare genetic diseases caused by disrupted RNA
NewsWomen with Twice the Risk of Cancer in Both Breasts IdentifiedMayo ClinicPatients who carry certain germline mutations have a twofold increased risk of developing cancer in both breasts
NewsGenetic Diagnosis Helps Guide Care of Childhood Hearing LossUniversity of Washington School of MedicineTreatment of childhood-onset hearing loss can be more precisely tailored with information on specific genetic cause
News“Jumping” Inflammatory Trigger Plays Key Role in Alzheimer’s ProgressionSwathi Kodaikal, MScExperiments in humans and fruit flies link “jumping” trigger to neurodegeneration
NewsStudy Identifies Cause for Mysterious Cases of EpilepsyUniversity of California - San DiegoInternational collaboration uncovers mosaicism as a cause for pediatric seizures
NewsBlood-Based Markers May Reveal Alzheimer Disease before SymptomsKarolinska InstitutetNew study on the inherited form of Alzheimer's indicates GFAP may be a possible biomarker
NewsNew Approach Successfully Traces Genomic Variants Back to Genetic DisordersNational Human Genome Research InstituteStudy shows genotype-first approach uncovers new links to genetic conditions
NewsPharmacotyping Provides a Blueprint for “True Precision Medicine”St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalResearchers have now comprehensively studied the pharmacogenomics of ALL revealing a wide variability
NewsStructure and Function of Newly Discovered CRISPR Immune SystemUtah State UniversityIn tandem papers in Nature, researchers report effects of Cas12a2