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Geisinger MyCode Study Reveals Prevalence of Somatic Variants Linked to Rare Syndrome
Using exome sequence data for more than 163,000 Geisinger MyCode participants, researchers looked for variants in UBA1 that have been linked to VEXAS syndrome.
Freenome Partners With Geisinger to Recruit Patients for Multi-Cancer Screening Study
The Pennsylvania health system will be able to access patients in both urban and rural settings, aiding Freenome's goal to recruit a total of 8,000 individuals.
Venous Thromboembolism Risk Rise Reported in Individuals With Extra Sex Chromosomes
Researchers saw a significant uptick in VTE risk in individuals with supernumerary sex chromosome aneuploidies in both the Geisinger MyCode and UK Biobank cohorts.
Rare Single-Gene Variants Confer High Risk for Mental Health Conditions, Geisinger Study Shows
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Researchers suggest physicians should more routinely order genetic testing for patients with mental health disorders, a group that has historically been undertested.
Clonal Hematopoiesis Linked to Common, Rare Genetic Variants
Analyzing almost 628,400 exome sequences, researchers found common and rare variants corresponding with different forms of clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential.