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Policywise

How can we make genetic testing and the interpretation of genetic variations more fair and accurate 

January 31, 2025 BCM Human Genome Sequencing Center,  genetic testing,  genetic variations,  Genetics,  Genomics,  Human Genome Sequencing Center,  inequities,  precision medicine,  underrepresented populations

When we think about genetic research and its role in precision medicine, one of its most compelling promises lies in its universality. The promise is

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From The Labs

Book release: “Genomics of Rare Diseases. Understanding Disease Genetics Using Genomic Approaches”

June 25, 2021 book release,  Genetics,  Genomics,  Rare Diseases,  Research

“Genomics of Rare Diseases” offers readers a broad understanding of current knowledge on rare diseases from a genomics perspective.

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From The Labs

Metabolomics meets genomics to improve patient diagnosis

July 7, 2020 genetic diagnosis,  Genomics,  metabolomics,  Research,  undiagnosed disease

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have improved their ability to identify the genetic cause of undiagnosed conditions.

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Momentum

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

October 9, 2018 Cancer,  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

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From The Labs

Searching for targets for ependymoma chemotherapy

March 8, 2018 Chemotherapy,  childhood brain tumor,  ependymoma,  epigenomisc,  Genomics,  Research

From a clinical perspective, the treatment for ependymoma – the third most common childhood brain tumor – has changed little over the last 20 years.

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Intelligence and genetic essentialism

June 16, 2017 Center 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

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Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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