Neurogenetics

Each month, the editors of The American Journal of Human Genetics interview an author of a recently published paper. This month, we check in with Thomas Wingo and Nicholas Seyfried to discuss their paper, “Genetic control of the human brain proteome”. AJHG: What caused you to start working on this project? TW: Nick and I have... Read More

This month on Inside AJHG: Tychele Turner discusses her research on the etiology of autism, including sex bias in this and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Read More

Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 5:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan, 301.634.7346, press@ashg.org Findings Reported at ASHG 2019 Annual Meeting HOUSTON, Texas – In research that helps scientists better understand and explore treatments for diseases like Alzheimer’s, scientists have developed a line of mice in which the mouse version of the Alzheimer’s-associated MAPT gene... Read More

Published: Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 5:30 p.m. U.S. Central Time Media Contact: Ann Klinck, 301.634.7342, press@ashg.org Findings Reported at ASHG 2019 Annual Meeting HOUSTON, Texas – Researchers have implicated 10 new genes in the development of schizophrenia using a method called whole exome sequencing, the analysis of the portion of DNA that codes for proteins.... Read More

Jennifer Posey and James Lupski describe their gene-first, globally collaborative approach to identify clinical features associated with rare variants. Read More