Podcast Cover

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

Hosted by

Latest Episodes

318: RNU6ATAC variants cause U6atac-driven minor spliceopathy with transcriptome-wide minor intron retention

Episode 318

March 18, 2026

318: RNU6ATAC variants cause U6atac-driven minor spliceopathy with transcriptome-wide minor intron retention

Mendez R et al., Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, Journal Pre-proof - Biallelic RNU6ATAC variants disrupt the U6atac minor spliceosomal snRNA, causing transcriptome-wide minor...

Play

00:21:30

317: COPD sQTL colocalization in lung and blood identifies FBXO38 and BTC splicing mechanisms

Episode 317

March 16, 2026

317: COPD sQTL colocalization in lung and blood identifies FBXO38 and BTC splicing mechanisms

Saferali A et al., Human Genetics and Genomics Advances - Overlap between COPD genetic association results and transcriptional quantitative trait loci. RNA-seq in human...

Play

00:21:10

316: Inclusion bias in UCLA ATLAS: enrollment models, weighting, and effects on GWAS and PGS

Episode 316

March 14, 2026

316: Inclusion bias in UCLA ATLAS: enrollment models, weighting, and effects on GWAS and PGS

Pimplaskar A et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - In UCLA ATLAS EHR-linked biobank analyses, random forest-derived enrollment probabilities and inverse-probability weighting...

Play

00:23:18

315: PLE11-encoded Rta restricts ICP1 tail assembly in Vibrio cholerae outbreaks

Episode 315

March 12, 2026

315: PLE11-encoded Rta restricts ICP1 tail assembly in Vibrio cholerae outbreaks

Mathur Y et al., Nature - Clinical surveillance in Bangladesh shows Vibrio cholerae acquired PLE11 encoding Rta that restricts ICP1 tail assembly, driving a...

Play

00:23:59

314: Proactive Genomic Reanalysis at Boston Children’s: VS-NN, HPO NLP and DRAGEN find diagnoses in pediatric ES/GS

Episode 314

March 11, 2026

314: Proactive Genomic Reanalysis at Boston Children’s: VS-NN, HPO NLP and DRAGEN find diagnoses in pediatric ES/GS

Rockowitz S et al., Human Genetics and Genomics Advances - Boston Children's Hospital used VS-NN, HPO NLP, and DRAGEN reprocessing in a proactive genomic...

Play

00:22:41

313: Integrating Polygenic Risk Scores and Social Determinants of Health across Populations

Episode 313

March 10, 2026

313: Integrating Polygenic Risk Scores and Social Determinants of Health across Populations

Cromer SJ et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - This paper reviews polygenic risk scores (PRS) and social determinants of health (SDoH)...

Play

00:24:46