Applied Genomics @appliedgenomics
Directed by Hakon Hakonarson, the Center for Applied Genomics at CHOP leads genetic research into childhood diseases including asthma, autism, diabetes and IBD. caglab.org Children’s Hosp. Philadelphia Joined May 2010-
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CAG's Chris Cardinale and Hakon Hakonarson new studies on genetics and autoimmunity: Elevated Levels of Cytokine LIGHT in Pediatric Crohn's: doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2200652 GWAS of age of onset T1 diabetes reveals HTATIP2 as a novel T cell regulator: doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1101488
Congratulations to Robert Plomin, awarded CBE in the UK New Year's Honours List for his services to scientific research. Thrilled to see his brilliant work on behavioural genetics and the @TedsProject recognised in this way. @SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN
CAG's paper "NAC blocks Cystatin C amyloid complex aggregation in a cell system and in skin of HCCAA patients" received 2,903 downloads since its publication in @NatureComms! Access the article here: nature.com/articles/s4146….
Nature research paper: Omicron infection results in increased capacity of vaccinated people to neutralize Omicron and Delta, but a similar effect is not seen for unvaccinated people go.nature.com/3yjJD9q
Guns now kill more children and young adults than car crashes bit.ly/3LPaiie
Through analyzing human DNA samples in a large biobank, @PennMedicine researchers found associations between genetic variants with severe COVID and conditions involving blood clots and respiratory issues. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/dna-analy…
The FBI is going after the founder of Sci-Hub, for the appalling crime of making publicly funded research freely available.
The FBI is going after the founder of Sci-Hub, for the appalling crime of making publicly funded research freely available.
Nice paper from folks at U of Colorado: Admixed Populations Improve Power for Variant Discovery and Portability in Genome-wide Association Studies biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Hakon Hakonarson of @appliedgenomics is coming to us live for his talk on "Genetic overlap between Autism and Anxiety." He was the cover story of our latest magazine issue for @icareforautism for his fascinating genetic research. #genomics #ASD #virtualconference
More than 50 Long-term effects of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis medrxiv.org/content/10.110… #covid19 #longhaulers HT @synthiat
23andMe goes public in deal with Richard Branson theguardian.com/technology/202…
CHOP researchers reverse severe lymphatic disorder in patient with Noonan syndrome: eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2…
In Joe Biden's ancestral home of Ballina, Ireland, residents won't let a Covid lockdown stop from celebrating their hometown boy's victory nyti.ms/3eCYCzk
BREAKING: Biden's top health advisers say he’s already preparing an unprecedented, mid-pandemic transition of power that aims to reboot the federal government’s Covid-19 response. buff.ly/38ndSiS
We are proud that we could give some of our patients the chance to vote in their first presidential election right from their hospital room this week, thanks to a partnership with Penn Medicine Votes and the help of our staff.
Interesting Case Study from @TheLancet Genomic evidence for reinfection with SARS-CoV-2: a case study: thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

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