Publications & News

Researchers Assess Impact of Exome Sequencing on Newborns and their Families

October 19, 2016

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 19, 2016 9:45 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time Findings Reported at ASHG 2016 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – Early results from the BabySeq Project, a Boston-based study exploring the impact of whole-exome sequencing (WES) on newborn infants and their families, suggest some... Read More

Researchers Perform Large Genome-wide Analysis of Multiple Sclerosis

October 18, 2016

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 18, 2016 6:00 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time Findings Reported at ASHG 2016 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – In a large-scale, genome-wide analysis of more than 110,000 samples, a worldwide consortium of scientists has identified 200 genetic loci associated with multiple sclerosis... Read More

ASHG 2016 Tipsheet: Policy and Advocacy

October 03, 2016

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Monday, October 3, 2016 12:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) WHEN: Tuesday through Saturday, Oct. 18-22, 2016 WHERE: American Society of Human Genetics 2016 Annual Meeting Vancouver Convention Centre 999-1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 0C3 WHAT: Invited and platform (oral) sessions and... Read More

ASHG 2016 Tipsheet: Neurogenetics

October 03, 2016

ASHG 2016 Tipsheet: Gene Editing and CRISPR

October 03, 2016