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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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84: NR6A1 and a newly described oculo‑vertebral‑renal (OVR) syndrome

Episode 84

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July 23, 2025

84: NR6A1 and a newly described oculo‑vertebral‑renal (OVR) syndrome

Nature Communications - Genome sequencing identified rare NR6A1 variants in families with colobomatous microphthalmia, missing vertebrae and congenital kidney anomalies. In silico modeling, cell...

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00:17:12

83: Dup15q in Focus: Single-cell traces of metabolic and synaptic change

Episode 83

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July 22, 2025

83: Dup15q in Focus: Single-cell traces of metabolic and synaptic change

Perez Y et al., Nature Communications - This episode reviews a single-cell and spatial transcriptomic study of dup15q syndrome using patient postmortem cortex and...

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00:25:47

82: JAK2 inhibition drives RAS clonal selection in myelofibrosis

Episode 82

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July 21, 2025

82: JAK2 inhibition drives RAS clonal selection in myelofibrosis

Maslah N et al., Nature Communications - Translational study showing ruxolitinib and JAK2 suppression select for RAS pathway–mutant clones in myelofibrosis, enhancing their fitness...

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00:19:07

81: Pharmacogenetics in a Large Chinese Cohort

Episode 81

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July 20, 2025

81: Pharmacogenetics in a Large Chinese Cohort

Wei C-Y et al et al., Nature Communications - Retrospective analysis of 486,956 Han Chinese from the Taiwan Precision Medicine Initiative evaluated prevalence and...

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00:21:10

80: Genome sequencing predicts outcomes after congenital cardiac surgery

Episode 80

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July 19, 2025

80: Genome sequencing predicts outcomes after congenital cardiac surgery

Watkins WS et al et al., Nature Communications - A prospective observational study of 2,253 Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium patients shows that whole-exome sequencing...

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00:16:15

79: Cross-population GWAS and Proteomics Reveal AF Mechanisms and Better Risk Prediction

Episode 79

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July 18, 2025

79: Cross-population GWAS and Proteomics Reveal AF Mechanisms and Better Risk Prediction

Nature Communications - A large cross-population GWAS meta-analysis (168,007 AF cases) integrated with proteomic data identifies hundreds of AF loci, implicates cardiac and TGF-β...

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