Ciara Curtin
Ciara Curtin writes science features for GenomeWeb and is the editor of the Daily Scan and Careers blogs.

Articles Authored by Ciara Curtin
Dog10K Consortium Generates Dataset of Thousands of Canids
The researchers developed a catalog of variants found within breed dogs, mixed dogs, village dogs, wolves, and coyotes that will aid future studies.

PGx-Guided Dosing Can Lead to Faster Therapeutic Blood Levels of Antidepressants
A randomized controlled trial compared cytochrome P450 genotype-based dosing of tricyclic antidepressants to usual care among patients with depression.
ACMG Panel Discusses Potential, Pitfalls of Precision Medicine Following Newborn Screening
The panel focused on access and equity issues of precision medicine, especially ones that arise as sequencing is folded into newborn screening programs.
Healthy Oregon Project Reports at ACMG on Population Genetic Screening Efforts
The project has screened more than 17,000 participants for inherited genetic disorders, particularly hereditary cancer syndromes and familial hypercholesterolemia.
An Australian team of researchers designed one-page reports for families that were implemented as part of a national pediatric ultra-rapid genomic testing program.
Whole-Genome Sequencing Can Help Diagnose Adults With Rare Disease, Study Presented at NSGC Finds
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Using Undiagnosed Diseases Network data, researchers found that whole-genome sequencing leads to diagnoses, even among adults who previously underwent exome analysis.
Parent-Initiated Genetic Testing of Newborns Yields Clinical Diagnoses, Fulgent Team Finds
Most diagnoses made through such testing would not have been caught by typical screens, researchers reported at the National Society of Genetic Counselors annual meeting.

These difficulties may in part stem from how polygenic risk score reports present risk information, a handful of studies have found.
A recent study has found that a polygenic risk score of more than 300 variants could shift what screening recommendations for breast cancer women might receive.
The PennChart Genomics Initiative allows clinicians to order tests and receive results within the health system's EHR system, making them easier to find and better integrating them with other clinical data.