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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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66: Mainstreaming Clinical Genetic Testing: A Conceptual Framework

Episode 66

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July 05, 2025

66: Mainstreaming Clinical Genetic Testing: A Conceptual Framework

Mackley MP et al., Genetics in Medicine - This episode summarizes a consensus-derived framework for mainstreaming clinical genetic testing developed from a Canadian expert...

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00:20:02

65: Hidden splice variants in FBN1 — genome sequencing finds Marfan diagnoses

Episode 65

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July 04, 2025

65: Hidden splice variants in FBN1 — genome sequencing finds Marfan diagnoses

Walker S et al., Genetics in Medicine - This episode reviews a systematic analysis of ultra-rare FBN1 variants in the 100,000 Genomes Project using...

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00:18:37

64: Pisces: Multi-modal augmentation for drug combination prediction

Episode 64

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July 03, 2025

64: Pisces: Multi-modal augmentation for drug combination prediction

Xu H et al., Cell Genomics - This episode covers Pisces, a machine-learning framework that augments sparse drug-pair datasets by creating multiple modality-based views...

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00:23:10

63: Discovery vs. Dilution: How Sampling Breadth Shapes Rare Variant Discovery

Episode 63

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July 02, 2025

63: Discovery vs. Dilution: How Sampling Breadth Shapes Rare Variant Discovery

Steiner MC et al., PNAS - This episode examines a theoretical and empirical study showing how the geographic breadth of sampling affects discovery and...

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00:23:10

62: When Origins Fail: Pre-RC Loss and PARP Inhibitor Resistance

Episode 62

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July 01, 2025

62: When Origins Fail: Pre-RC Loss and PARP Inhibitor Resistance

Pappas K et al., PNAS - A genome-wide CRISPR screen in Brca2‑deficient murine prostate organoids identifies loss-of-function in DNA prereplication complex genes (CDT1, CDC6,...

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️ 61: Monkeypox on the Frontline — Developing Brazil’s First qPCR Diagnostic Assay

Episode 61

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June 30, 2025

️ 61: Monkeypox on the Frontline — Developing Brazil’s First qPCR Diagnostic Assay

️ Episode 61: Monkeypox on the Frontline — Developing Brazil’s First qPCR Diagnostic Assay In this episode of Base by Base, we trace the...

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