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Embargoed for Release Friday, October 20, 2017 9:15 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Director of Communications and Marketing 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org Findings Reported at ASHG 2017 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – Low levels of physical activity and inefficient sleep patterns intensify the effects of genetic risk factors for obesity, according to results... Read More

Embargoed for Release Thursday, October 19, 2017 11:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Director of Communications and Marketing 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org Findings Reported at ASHG 2017 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – Adolescents display a complex and nuanced understanding of the issues around pediatric genetic testing for conditions that do not appear until... Read More

Embargoed for Release Thursday, October 19, 2017 11:15 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Director of Communications and Marketing 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org Findings Reported at ASHG 2017 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – Genetics professionals around the globe hold varying views on genome editing in humans, agreeing with the general public on some aspects... Read More

Embargoed for Release Thursday, October 19, 2017 11:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Director of Communications and Marketing 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org Findings Reported at ASHG 2017 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – Rapid whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of acutely ill neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients in the first few days of life yields... Read More

Embargoed for Release Wednesday, October 18, 2017 9:45 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Director of Communications and Marketing 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org Findings Reported at ASHG 2017 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – MyGene2, a new open data resource, helps patients with rare genetic conditions, clinicians, and researchers share information, connect with one another,... Read More