Press Releases

ASHG press releases address the latest scientific advances, policy and advocacy viewpoints, and Society activities.

American and European Human Genetics Societies Announce Formal Partnership

April 16, 2014

For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 16, 2014 9:00 am U.S. Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) Media Contacts: Jerome del Picchia, ESHG Executive Officer +43.1.405.13.822 | eo@eshg.org Nalini Padmanabhan, ASHG Communications Manager +1.301.634.7346 | press@ashg.org BETHESDA, MD, USA and VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Two of the world’s largest professional societies of human genetics specialists announced today a formal partnership intended to... Read More

DNA variants may influence response to inhaled bronchodilators by patients with COPD, scientists report at ASHG 2013

October 25, 2013

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org sciencematter@yahoo.com 858-243-1814 Embargo: 8 a.m. ET, Friday, Oct. 25, 2013 Several novel gene variants may help explain the response of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to inhaled bronchodilators, according to a meta-analysis reported today (Oct. 25) at the American Society of Human Genetics 2013 meeting in... Read More

Multiple, distinct Y chromosomes associated with significant excess risk of prostate cancer, scientists report at ASHG 2013

October 25, 2013

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org sciencematter@yahoo.com 858-243-1814 Embargo: 2:15 p.m. ET, Friday, Oct. 25, 2013 An analysis of the genealogical and medical records of males in Utah’s multi-generational families strongly supports the case that inherited variations in the Y chromosome, the male sex chromosome, play a role in the development of prostate cancer,... Read More

Mutations in novel tumor suppressor gene associated with early onset breast cancer and possibly other cancers

October 24, 2013

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org sciencematter@yahoo.com 858-243-1814 Embargo: 8 a.m. ET, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 An international team of scientists has identified an association between heritable, rare mutations in the RINT1 gene and increased risk of early onset breast cancer, according to research reported today (Oct. 24) at the American Society of Human... Read More

First gene implicated in most common form of mitral valve prolapse disrupts heart valve development & growth, scientists report at ASHG 2013

October 24, 2013

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org sciencematter@yahoo.com 858-243-1814 Embargo: 3:30 p.m. ET, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 Research on the DNA of a large multi-generational family has provided a genetic clue that enabled scientists to pinpoint a gene that plays a role in mitral valve prolapse (MVP), a common cardiac disease that is a leading... Read More