BCM-HGSC in the News
Study identifies first gene associated with familial glioma - (Saturday, December 6, 2014)
An international consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine has identified for the first time a gene associated with familial glioma (brain tumors that appear in two or more members of the same family) providing new support that certain people may be genetically predisposed to the disease.
Dr. Matthew Bainbridge, first author on the report, combed through the sequencing data and identified mutations in a gene called POT1, which was present in two of the families.
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International collaboration completes genome sequence of centipede - (Tuesday, November 25, 2014)
An international collaboration of scientists including Dr. Stephen Richards at the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center has completed the first genome sequence of a myriapod, Strigamia maritima—a member of a group venomous centipedes that care for their eggs—and uncovered new clues about their biological evolution and unique absence of vision and circadian rhythm.
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Largest ever genomic study of liver cancer identifies mutations that distinguish Asian and Western disease - (Thursday, November 6, 2014)
“The novelty of this study involves associating mutation patterns with different ethnic groups,” said Dr. David Wheeler, professor in the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center and a corresponding author of the report.
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Whole exome sequencing closer to becoming “new family history” - (Sunday, October 19, 2014)
“The routine application of new genome methods in the clinic is not only benefitting patients but changing the way we think about research,” said Dr. Richard Gibbs, director of the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center and an author of the report.
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Molecular Findings Among Patients Referred for Clinical Whole-Exome Sequencing - (Friday, October 17, 2014)
"The routine application of new genome methods in the clinic is not only benefitting patients but changing the way we think about research," said Dr. Richard Gibbs, director of the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center and an author of the report.
Dr. Richard Gibbs takes spotlight in Texas Medical Center News - (Wednesday, September 17, 2014)
The director of the Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine sat down with Texas Medical Center executive vice president and chief strategy and operating officer William F. McKeon to discuss the value of integrating genetic data, and a future where genomic sequencing can lead to personalized patient care and treatment.
Gibbon genome and the fast karyotype evolution of small apes - (Wednesday, September 10, 2014)
The sequence and analysis of the gibbon genome (all the chromosomes) was published today in the journal Nature and led by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University, the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center and the Washington University School of Medicine’s Genome Institute.
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Rare kidney tumor provides insights on role of metabolic changes in cancer - (Wednesday, August 20, 2014)
Researchers in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Network have made a number of new findings about the biology and development of a rare form of kidney cancer.
Next generation sequencing shakes up genotype – phenotype correlation, disease discoveries - (Wednesday, August 13, 2014)
Lee added much of this has been driven by discoveries at Baylor’s Department of Molecular and Human Genetics (the number one National Institutes of Health funded genetics program in the country) in collaboration with Baylor’s Medical Genetics Laboratories and Human Genome Sequencing Center.
INSIGHT-As sequencing moves into clinical use, insurers balk - (Wednesday, June 18, 2014)
"There's a monumental relief with diagnosis. It changes everything," said Dr. Richard Gibbs, director of the Baylor Human Genome Sequencing Center, who sequenced the Beery twins.