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Both a genome-wide association study and a rare variant burden analysis homed in on a role for KIF5A mutations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

The funding will, in part, support efforts to expand the project's catalog of functional elements and understand their roles in different contexts.

The healthcare provider organizations are tasked with managing patient enrollment in the Precision Medicine Initiative.

Tufts scientists and their colleagues called for steps to ensure that disadvantaged groups benefit from genetically based diagnoses and treatments.

The researchers particularly highlighted C21orf2 and NEK1, which are involved in cilial and mitochondrial function.