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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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72: POC5 ciliopathy: retinal, endocrine and neuromuscular syndrome

Episode 72

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July 11, 2025

72: POC5 ciliopathy: retinal, endocrine and neuromuscular syndrome

Vulto-van Silfhout AT et al., Genetics in Medicine - A cohort study of twelve families shows that bi-allelic loss-of-function variants in POC5 cause a...

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00:19:44

71: ELFN1 Deficiency: Mechanisms and Clinical Spectrum

Episode 71

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July 10, 2025

71: ELFN1 Deficiency: Mechanisms and Clinical Spectrum

Dore R et al., Genetics in Medicine - This episode reviews a multi-center study that defines ELFN1 deficiency as a recessive neurodevelopmental disorder. The...

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70: MSA and ternary-code DNA methylation

Episode 70

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July 09, 2025

70: MSA and ternary-code DNA methylation

Goldberg DC et al., Cell Genomics - This episode examines the methylation screening array (MSA), a compact Infinium BeadChip optimized for trait-associated and cell-type...

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00:19:10

69: PLK1 overexpression exposes an IGF2BP2 vulnerability

Episode 69

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July 08, 2025

69: PLK1 overexpression exposes an IGF2BP2 vulnerability

Cunningham C et al., Cell Genomics - This study used orthotopic breast PDX models, pooled and arrayed CRISPR/Cas9 screens, and Direct‑Capture Perturb‑seq to search...

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00:16:15

68: Indels Enable One-Step Antiviral Innovation in TRIM5a

Episode 68

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July 07, 2025

68: Indels Enable One-Step Antiviral Innovation in TRIM5a

Tenthorey JL et al., Cell Genomics - This episode examines a study showing that insertion/deletion mutations (indels) in the v1 loop of the antiviral...

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00:16:04

67: M-REGLE: Multimodal AI improves genetic prediction of cardiovascular traits

Episode 67

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July 06, 2025

67: M-REGLE: Multimodal AI improves genetic prediction of cardiovascular traits

Zhou Y et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - This episode explores M-REGLE, a multimodal deep‑learning pipeline that jointly learns representations from...

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