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Base by Base

Base by Base explores advances in genetics and genomics, with a focus on gene-disease associations, variant interpretation, protein structure, and insights from exome and genome sequencing. Each episode breaks down key studies and their clinical...more

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143: Modelling genetic 'outliers' in ancient Eurasia (S1E143)

Episode 143

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September 20, 2025

143: Modelling genetic 'outliers' in ancient Eurasia (S1E143)

Skourtanioti E et al., Cell - This episode summarizes a population‑genomic analysis that models genetic outliers in ancient Eurasian samples, using PCA and admixture...

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00:18:56

142: PALB2 ACMG/AMP Specifications

Episode 142

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September 19, 2025

142: PALB2 ACMG/AMP Specifications

Richardson M et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - An international HBOP Variant Curation Expert Panel developed PALB2-specific specifications of the 2015...

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00:16:35

141: RetiGene: a gene atlas for inherited retinal diseases

Episode 141

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September 18, 2025

141: RetiGene: a gene atlas for inherited retinal diseases

Rivolta C et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - RetiGene is an expert‑curated, openly accessible atlas integrating variant data, bulk and single‑cell...

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00:26:12

140: SOD1 Variant Landscapes: Activity and Abundance Maps

Episode 140

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September 17, 2025

140: SOD1 Variant Landscapes: Activity and Abundance Maps

Axakova A et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - Axakova et al. produced comprehensive missense variant-effect maps for human SOD1 by assaying...

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00:20:18

139: MosCoverY: a coverage-based method to detect mosaic loss of Y

Episode 139

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September 16, 2025

139: MosCoverY: a coverage-based method to detect mosaic loss of Y

Timonina V et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - MosCoverY is a coverage-based method that estimates mosaic loss of the Y chromosome...

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00:14:03

138: Social exposome and dementia in Latin America

Episode 138

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September 15, 2025

138: Social exposome and dementia in Latin America

Migeot J et al., Nature Communications - Large multicenter study linking a multidimensional social exposome (education, food insecurity, finances, healthcare access, childhood experiences) to...

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