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Andrea Anderson covers genomics research studies and translational research for GenomeWeb. Find her on Twitter at @andyandy_tk.

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Nov 18, 2020

MSK Study Suggests Germline Tests May Miss Mosaic Cancer Risk Mutations in Some Patients

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Using tumor and matched normal sequence data generated for tens of thousands of cancer patients, the team identified mosaic cancer susceptibility in around one in 1,000 cases.

Nov 02, 2020

Epilepsy Exomes From Epi25 Project Lead to Mutation-Intolerant Gene Regions

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Rare variants turned up across epilepsy cases but appeared to be more common in mutation-intolerant gene regions in individuals with the most severe epilepsy subtype.

Nov 02, 2020

Qatar Genome Programme Team Begins Characterizing Transcriptome-Level Variation in Population

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Genes in immune-related pathways were among those flagged when researchers used RNA sequencing on blood samples to look at functional genetic features in the population.

Oct 30, 2020

Identity-by-Descent Analysis Uncovers Rare Variant Associations in UK Biobank

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Data presented at the ASHG virtual meeting highlighted the population insights that can be gleaned from IDB profiles in populations, including loci linked to blood traits.

Oct 29, 2020

Dozens of Introduction Events Sparked SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Oregon, Sequence Data Suggests

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At the ASHG conference, a researcher described efforts to sequence SARS-CoV-2 genomes from Oregon to investigate introductions, super-spreader events, and viral biology.

Oct 29, 2020

De Novo, Inherited Autism Risk Factors Uncovered With SPARK Cohort Analysis

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Using data for more than 10,200 individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their family members, researchers delineated rare, inherited alterations and de novo changes.

Oct 28, 2020

Finnish Population Genomics Study Uncovers Rare, Recessive Disease Candidates

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At ASHG, a FinnGen researcher reported new recessive disease associations for cataracts, hearing loss, and other conditions, identified through the population study.

Oct 27, 2020

SickKids' 'Rigorous' Molecular Analysis IDs Targetable Alterations, Cancer Susceptibility Mutations

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Within the KiCS study researchers found targetable mutations in more than half of the kids, but few actually received drugs based on those molecular markers.

Sep 22, 2020

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Andrea Anderson

MSK Study Suggests Germline Tests May Miss Mosaic Cancer Risk Mutations in Some Patients

Epilepsy Exomes From Epi25 Project Lead to Mutation-Intolerant Gene Regions

Qatar Genome Programme Team Begins Characterizing Transcriptome-Level Variation in Population

Identity-by-Descent Analysis Uncovers Rare Variant Associations in UK Biobank

Dozens of Introduction Events Sparked SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Oregon, Sequence Data Suggests

De Novo, Inherited Autism Risk Factors Uncovered With SPARK Cohort Analysis

Finnish Population Genomics Study Uncovers Rare, Recessive Disease Candidates

SickKids' 'Rigorous' Molecular Analysis IDs Targetable Alterations, Cancer Susceptibility Mutations

Metastatic Cancer Treatment Markers Identified in Clinical WGS Study

HPV, p16 May Offer Different Prognostic Clues in Oropharyngeal Cancer, ESMO Data Reveals

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