For Immediate Release: Friday, October 23, 2026, 8:15 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Evelyn Mantegani, +1 240-833-2014, [email protected] Rockville, Md. – Why do people with similar genetic risks experience different health outcomes? A new session at the ASHG 2026 Annual Meeting will examine how genetics, environmental exposures, and age interact across a lifetime, offering... Read More
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 22, 2026, 4:20 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Evelyn Mantegani, +1 240-833-2014, [email protected] Presented By: Tamar Grossman, PhD, La Jolla Labs Rockville, Md. – Developing a therapy for a single patient is difficult under traditional drug-development models, particularly when the disease-causing genetic variant is exceptionally rare. A new program... Read More
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 22, 2026, 4:15 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Evelyn Mantegani, +1 240-833-2014, [email protected] Presented By: Wendy Chung, MD, PhD, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Long QT syndrome is an inherited heart rhythm disorder that can cause life-threatening arrhythmias, but medications, cardiac monitoring, and avoidance of specific triggers can... Read More
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 22, 2026, 1:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Evelyn Mantegani, +1 240-833-2014, [email protected] Presented By: Gregory Costain, MD, PhD, on behalf of the Gene-STEPS study Rockville, Md. – Epilepsy beginning in infancy frequently has an underlying genetic cause, but conventional testing pathways can be slow and fragmented. In a... Read More
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 22, 2026, 11:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Evelyn Mantegani, +1 240-833-2014, [email protected] Presented By: Michael Duyzend, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Broad Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Current cell-free DNA screening in pregnancy primarily detects common chromosome abnormalities and selected genetic conditions. Identifying a broader range... Read More