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With the sharp rise in popularity of direct-to-consumer genetic testing and the practice of precision medicine, it’s no coincidence that interest in careers related to

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The next frontier in the battle against childhood cancer: Genetics and genomics

October 9, 2018October 9, 2018Cancer, Genetics, Genomics, Nicole Blanton, Pediatric Cancer, pediatrics

Cancer is the leading cause of death from disease among children, and although mortality rates continue to decline, coping with a diagnosis does not get

Momentum

Family finds answers, hope after discovery of rare genetic disorder

March 14, 2018June 23, 2019Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome, Dr. Robin Kochel, Genetics, Nicole Blanton, SPARK for autism

When Della Calder was just one year old, Caitlin Calder noticed troubling issues with her daughter’s early development. “We started seeing signs of autism spectrum

Policywise

The gene “goalkeeper”: Exploring Spanish interpretation of genetic information

December 8, 2017December 8, 2017Amanda Gutierrez, Genetics, Interpretation, Language Barriers, Spanish, Translation

Imagine you are a patient in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language. You meet with a doctor and a medical interpreter to

From The Labs

How having too much or too little of CHRNA7 can lead to neuropsychiatric disorders

November 28, 2017Autism, calcium channel, cellular stress, CHRNA7, cognitive impairment, genetic condition, Genetics, Human genetics, neuron, Neuropsychiatric disorders, neuropsychiatric disordrs

Studying the genetic code allows researchers to know whether some patients with neuropsychiatric disorders either have extra copies of the CHRNA7 gene or are missing

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Intelligence and genetic essentialism

June 16, 2017June 15, 2017Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Cody Brannan, Discrimination, DNA, Genetic Essentialism, Genetics, Genomics, Health Policy Program, Neuroethics, Neuroscience, Research, Science Policy

In 1869, Francis Galton reasoned that if human intellect was determined to be hereditary, then it “would be quite practicable to produce a highly-gifted race

From The Labs

CRKL in 22q11.2; a key gene that contributes to common birth defects

May 24, 201722q11.2, Birth defects, CRKL, cryptorchidism, DiGeorge syndrome, Genetics, genitourinary birth defects, hypospadias, kidney birth defects, mouse model

The 22q11.2 region of human chromosome 22 is a hotspot for a variety of birth defects. Scientists learned about this region because it is deleted in

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Trade secrets and health data access: How policy plays a role

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Christi Guerrini, data sharing, Defend Trade Secrets Act, Genetics, Health Law, HIPAA, law, Patent Law, Trade Secret

A “quiet revolution” in medicine is underway that involves tailoring care to each patient’s unique genetic and health profile. To be successful, that revolution depends

From The Labs

Largest study of malignant brain tumors finds new genetic markers for two distinct glioma subtypes

May 5, 2017brain tumor, genetic markers, Genetics, glioblastoma, Glioma

In 2017, approximately 24,000 people will be diagnosed with malignant brain tumors and 17,000 will die from the disease in the United States. The most

From The Labs

ABL1 gene plays a role in cancer and in a developmental disorder

April 18, 2017ABL1 gene, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Genetics, genomic data, Human genetics, Marfan syndrome, Philadelphia chromosome

The human gene ABL1 is well-known for its association with cancer. In this case, a piece of chromosome 9 containing the ABL1 gene and a