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NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org 858-243-1814 Embargo: 10:30 a.m. PT, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 Research findings confirming that de novo mutations represent a major cause of previously unexplained intellectual disability were presented today (Nov. 8) at the American Society of Human Genetics 2012 meeting in San Francisco. Josep de Ligt, M.Sc., bioinformatician and... Read More

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org 858-243-1814 Embargo: 10:30 a.m. PT, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 Next generation sequencing of the exome, the 1 to 2% of the DNA containing the genes that code for proteins, enabled the identification of the likely genetic causes of unexplained forms of intellectual disability in over 30% of a... Read More

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org 858-243-1814 Embargo: 4:30 p.m. PT, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 A presentation at the American Society of Human Genetics 2012 meeting today (Nov. 6) updated genetics experts about a one-year-old research initiative that brought together researchers, clinicians and policy experts to tackle the challenges of incorporating new genomic technologies... Read More

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org 858-243-1814 Embargo: 4:30 p.m. PT, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 Humans share over 90% of their DNA with their primate cousins. The expression or activity patterns of genes differ across species in ways that help explain each species’ distinct biology and behavior. DNA factors that contribute to the differences... Read More

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org 858-243-1814 Embargo: 4:30 p.m. PT, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 Scientists have adopted a novel laboratory approach for determining the effect of genetic variation on the efficiency of the biological process that translates a gene’s DNA sequence into a protein, such as hemoglobin, according to a presentation today (Nov.... Read More