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“Now that we have a treatment for genetic deafness, our hope is that this will spur universal genetic testing in all kids with hearing loss.” —Lawrence Lustig, MD, CHORD study investigator

For a virus that was thought to be harmless, these findings suggest it may have important effects, in the context of Parkinson’s disease. It may influence how Parkinson’s develops, especially in people with certain genetic backgrounds.

“Genetic neurodevelopmental disorders are common in the pediatric population, and establishing a specific diagnosis early provides multiple benefits including prognostication, surveillance for disorder-related complications, accurate recurrence risk, and specific management.”

Hemoglobin disorders represent the single largest category of genetic disorders in the United States after chromosomal disorders, yet there is no systematic approach to managing them despite excellent guidelines from NHLBI, ASH, and NASCC.

The prevalence of HRR deficiencies has been found to be as high as 20% to 30% in patients with mCRPC, a significantly higher rate than that in patients with localized disease.

Comprehensive genetic profiling now plays a central role in ovarian cancer management, with mandatory offering of both germline and somatic testing for all patients at diagnosis.