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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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23: Returning Additional Findings in the 100,000 Genomes Project

Episode 23

May 17, 2025

23: Returning Additional Findings in the 100,000 Genomes Project

Stafford-Smith B et al., Genetics in Medicine - Mixed-methods evaluation of how 100,000 Genomes Project participants experienced receiving positive additional findings (PAFs) for cancer...

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00:14:12

22: When RNases Hide the Message: Naked exRNA, Immune Sensing, and Translation

Episode 22

May 16, 2025

22: When RNases Hide the Message: Naked exRNA, Immune Sensing, and Translation

Castellano M et al., Cell Genomics - This study shows that extracellular ribonucleases mask the bioactivity of naked extracellular RNA (exRNA). When RNases are...

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00:16:24

21: Pooled prime editing maps functional human variants at scale

Episode 21

May 16, 2025

21: Pooled prime editing maps functional human variants at scale

Herger M et al., Cell Genomics - Herger et al. present a pooled prime editing platform in haploid human cells that installs and assays...

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00:17:05

20: dhps Mutations and SP Protection

Episode 20

May 16, 2025

20: dhps Mutations and SP Protection

Mousa A et al., Nature Communications - Pooled analysis of seven therapeutic efficacy trials (1639 participants, 12 African sites) quantifies how dhps resistance genotypes...

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00:15:29

19: Promoters & UTRs: Diagnoses from the Near‑Coding Genome

Episode 19

May 14, 2025

19: Promoters & UTRs: Diagnoses from the Near‑Coding Genome

Martin‑Geary AC et al et al., Genome Medicine - A systematic framework to prioritise promoter and UTR variants in 8040 undiagnosed trios from the...

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18: UGGT1-CDG: Bi-allelic UGGT1 variants and a new congenital disorder of glycosylation

Episode 18

May 13, 2025

18: UGGT1-CDG: Bi-allelic UGGT1 variants and a new congenital disorder of glycosylation

Dardas Z et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - This episode reviews Dardas et al. (2025), which identifies bi-allelic UGGT1 variants in...

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