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Coverage from the

American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2016 Annual Meeting

October 18 - 22, 2016; Vancouver, Canada

October 18 - 22, 2016 Vancouver, Canada

ASHG Cell-Free Fetal DNA Test Cost-effective as a Prenatal Screen A noninvasive prenatal test that examines cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma can help rule out common aneuploidies, such as Down syndrome, and reduce costs and risks related to amniocentesis.
Medscape Medical News, November 2, 2016
ASHG CRISPR Gene Editing in Limelight at ASHG 2016 Cutting-edge research in the field of human genetics and advances in technology that help to define genetic diseases will be discussed at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting.
Medscape Medical News, October 16, 2016

Conference News

ASHG Dietary Supplement Restores Enzyme Deficiency in Early Study
Medscape Medical News, November 3, 2016
ASHG Cell-Free Fetal DNA Test Cost-effective as a Prenatal Screen
Medscape Medical News, November 2, 2016

ASHG Genetic Information Welcome in Pediatric Cancer Care
Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2016
ASHG CRISPR Gene Editing in Limelight at ASHG 2016
Medscape Medical News, October 16, 2016

Popular News from ASHG 2015

Teens Opt In to Learning About Incidental Genetic Findings Overwhelmingly, adolescents say they would want to know the results of genetic testing, even if the findings are nonactionable, new research indicates.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 16, 2015
New Clues That Sexual Orientation Could Be Epigenetic Investigators have developed a preliminary biomarker-based model that predicts the sexual orientation of men.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 14, 2015
Microbiome May Predict Colon Cancer Tumor Mutational Status The characterization of the microbiome of a tumor can be used to predict the presence of a specific mutation, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 13, 2015

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