Press Releases

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 21, 2014 10:30 am U.S. Pacific Time (UTC-05:00) Findings Reported at ASHG 2014 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – Age-related loss of the Y chromosome (LOY) from blood cells, a frequent occurrence among elderly men, is associated with elevated risk of various... Read More

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Sunday, October 19, 2014 3:45 pm U.S. Pacific Time (UTC-05:00) Findings Reported at ASHG 2014 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – A child’s genetic makeup may contribute to his or her mother’s risk of rheumatoid arthritis, possibly explaining why women are at higher risk... Read More

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Sunday, October 19, 2014 1:45 pm U.S. Pacific Time (UTC-05:00) Findings Reported at ASHG 2014 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – Breaking down complex conditions such as Type 2 Diabetes and obesity into the specific metabolic proteins and processes that underlie them offers a... Read More

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Sunday, October 19, 2014 1:30 pm U.S. Pacific Time (UTC-05:00) Findings Reported at ASHG 2014 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – Scientists studying birth defects in humans and purebred dogs have identified an association between cleft lip and cleft palate – conditions that occur... Read More

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Saturday, October 18, 2014 6:00 pm U.S. Pacific Time (UTC-05:00) Findings Reported at ASHG 2014 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – Human geneticists have discovered that a region of the genome associated with autism contains genetic variation that evolved in the last 250,000 years,... Read More