whole exome sequencing Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/whole-exome-sequencing/ Tue, 06 Nov 2018 16:06:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://blogs.bcm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2d904ab48738e474191a678dceb72b07.png whole exome sequencing Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/whole-exome-sequencing/ 32 32 122339384 Tracking down microRNA candidates that can contribute to disease https://blogs.bcm.edu/2018/11/06/novel-computational-approach-identifies-microrna-candidates-that-can-contribute-to-disease/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2018/11/06/novel-computational-approach-identifies-microrna-candidates-that-can-contribute-to-disease/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2018 16:00:32 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=20777 What started as Ninad Oak’s side project turned out into something much larger, his doctorate thesis. “The project started as my qualifying exam that I

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2018/11/06/novel-computational-approach-identifies-microrna-candidates-that-can-contribute-to-disease/feed/ 1 20777 Of mice, men and proteasomes; OTUD6B variant causes intellectual and physical disability https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/05/03/of-mice-men-and-proteasomes-otud6b-variant-causes-intellectual-and-physical-disability/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/05/03/of-mice-men-and-proteasomes-otud6b-variant-causes-intellectual-and-physical-disability/#respond Wed, 03 May 2017 15:00:24 +0000 http://fromthelabs.bcm.edu/?p=2875 One of Dr. Magdalena Walkiewicz’s patients had not received a genetic diagnosis for his condition that included a number of intellectual and physical disabilities. After

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/05/03/of-mice-men-and-proteasomes-otud6b-variant-causes-intellectual-and-physical-disability/feed/ 0 2875 Mutations in CWC27 result in spectrum of conditions https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/04/13/mutations-in-cwc27-result-in-spectrum-of-conditions/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/04/13/mutations-in-cwc27-result-in-spectrum-of-conditions/#respond Thu, 13 Apr 2017 15:00:50 +0000 http://fromthelabs.bcm.edu/?p=2740 Mingchu Xu searches for genes linked to retinitis pigmentosa, a condition of the retina characterized by progressive development of night blindness and tunnel vision, sometimes from

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/04/13/mutations-in-cwc27-result-in-spectrum-of-conditions/feed/ 0 2740 Collaboration matters when looking for answers to undiagnosed diseases https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/02/10/collaboration-matters-when-looking-for-answers-to-undiagnosed-diseases/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/02/10/collaboration-matters-when-looking-for-answers-to-undiagnosed-diseases/#respond Fri, 10 Feb 2017 16:00:40 +0000 http://fromthelabs.bcm.edu/?p=2501 It used to be that identifying genes involved in a particular disease was like finding a needle in a haystack. Nowadays, scientists still have to

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/02/10/collaboration-matters-when-looking-for-answers-to-undiagnosed-diseases/feed/ 0 2501 Discovery of the new hormone asprosin could have potential implications in treatment of diabetes https://blogs.bcm.edu/2016/06/01/discovery-of-the-new-hormone-asprosin-could-have-potential-implications-in-treatment-of-diabetes/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2016/06/01/discovery-of-the-new-hormone-asprosin-could-have-potential-implications-in-treatment-of-diabetes/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2016 21:44:49 +0000 http://fromthelabs.bcm.edu/?p=1417 By Dipali Pathak When Dr. Atul Chopra began studying a rare genetic condition called neonatal progeroid syndrome (NPS) he did not suspect that his discoveries

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