RT @RobertFreimuth: C.Eng: Baylor clinical WES - IF in 4.6% of patients, only 55% in the genes on the ACMG list #ASHG2013
5:25pm October 26th 2013 via Hootsuite in reply to
RT @EpgntxEinstein: Les Biesecker (NHGRI): Somatic mosaicism causing overgrowth syndrome, most dramatic phenotypes likely to see #ASHG2013
4:30pm October 26th 2013 via Hootsuite in reply to
RT @howitts_done: @LIFECorporation please thank everyone for me! As someone with CML, I know how much funding for R&D makes a difference
4:10pm October 26th 2013 via TweetDeck
RT @LIFECorporation: Some of our team and volunteers at today's Pedal the Cause #pedalsd cycling ride. Go team! http://t.co/qPi2KbYTjd
4:09pm October 26th 2013 via TweetDeck
RT @geneiam: NA: Hilarious Heterozygoats pic. Just allele uneven http://t.co/1mIYRyvLCf #ASHG2013
3:43pm October 26th 2013 via TweetDeck
New post: Formulatrix and an inexpensive digital PCR for NGS library quantitation http://t.co/K7HxrIK079
2:57pm October 26th 2013 via Wordpress Yuzuki Tweet posts
"Many of our new gadgets... often keep keep us from experiencing these face-to-face situations" WSJ http://t.co/m6SjHDoNFA
2:40pm October 26th 2013 via Hootsuite
Anki Drive isn't just a car racing game, it's an iOS-based robotics platform - Engadget http://t.co/uNZ0xdrQ52
1:50pm October 26th 2013 via Hootsuite
"A simple introduction to bioinformatics" @neilfws: Bookmarked: A Little Book of R for Bioinformatics http://t.co/J2GIqI1VGI @myen
12:43pm October 26th 2013 via TweetDeck
RT @paulblaser: How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists http://t.co/ii3nswVtzo via @JenniferRaff
11:40am October 26th 2013 via Hootsuite in reply to
Wordpress 3.7 released. | TNW http://t.co/iNQOfBchYj
10:40am October 26th 2013 via Hootsuite
RT @GenomeNathan: My #ashg2013 slides on the Empowered Genome Community and open analysis of myopia in @PGorg genomes http://t.co/Ckx4YNZjN5
9:43am October 26th 2013 via TweetDeck
RT @girlscientist: A. Chakravarti's father: "we are so happy. Two of our children have PhD's and the third is successful." #ASHG2013 #ouch
8:43am October 26th 2013 via TweetDeck
RT @harrymccracken: Here’s my review of Anki Drive (fun, technologically amazing, wish the battery life was longer). http://t.co/OBeVLwkD18
7:40am October 26th 2013 via Hootsuite in reply to
.@harrymccracken You are most welcome - that Anki Drive is quite a find.
6:53am October 26th 2013 via TweetDeck in reply to
RT @USNewsEducation: Today's young college graduates will be forced to retire later b/c of student debt. http://t.co/umuScpl1Ol via @usnews
6:49am October 26th 2013 via TweetDeck
RT @ldtimmerman: DePinho said 1/4 of all jobs created in US since 2008 have been in Houston. Sounds impossible, but oil $ is mind-boggling
5:43am October 26th 2013 via TweetDeck
RT @nytimesbits: Annals of Oversimplification: To Twitter, Justin Bieber is worth $763, Warren Buffett 13 cents. http://t.co/O128ZGhEM6
9:21pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
RT @TIME: Newborn ‘functionally cured’ of HIV remains in remission | http://t.co/gBTvLtEYt9 (via @TIMEHealthland)
8:26pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
@harrymccracken Nice review - did you mean 'feet' instead of 'inches'? (8.5 inches x 3.5 inches seems awfully small...)
8:00pm October 25th 2013 via Hootsuite in reply to
What about "Match Dot Com" & genetics? (!) RT @drbachinsky: BBC News - Light shed on how genes shape face http://t.co/jO5dhiuJu3
7:22pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
RT @TheAtlantic: America's most popular names for boys since 1960, in 1 spectacular GIF map http://t.co/btnlP3lZa1
6:21pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
RT @joshdneufeld: PLoS ONE: Deep Sequencing Identifies Ethnicity-Specific Bacterial Signatures in the Oral Microbiome http://t.co/eJvqaL4I6f
5:21pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
Eskin: Encoding scheme is called a 'genome sketch'. #ASHG2013
4:14pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
Eskin: Comparison is an encrypted fingerprint (note - just a hash) for relatedness #ASHG2013
4:13pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
.@Genomethics And what a great plug for social media, I got a kick out of that.
4:11pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck in reply to
.@Genomethics You are most welcome - very much enjoyed the talk!
Eskin: Idea is to share genomic information publicly, but as an 'encrypted version'. #ASHG2013
4:08pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
E. Eskin (UCLA): Identifying Genetic Relatives without Compromising Privacy #ASHG2013
4:06pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
Hayeems: Relative importance for NBS - highest is effect on health, then over-diag., FP, time of Dx, reprod health last. #ASHG2013
4:02pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
Hayeems: 1213 sample size for survey, targeted for Canadian pop. Slightly higher ed, income. Only 2.8% chose not to screen. #ASHG2013
Hayeems: Canadian Nat'l survey, assessed NBS preference by 'discrete choice experiment'. Most preferred options. #ASHG2013
3:55pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
Hayeems: And 'it must be acceptable to the public'. From the average citizen to the payor. #ASHG2013
3:53pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
Hayeems: Harms include false positives, disrupted bonding of newborns, and over-diagnosis (milder forms of disease, unclear trtmt) #ASHG2013
3:52pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
Hayeems: Weighing benefits to harms: benefits include avoiding odysseys, 'prepare' for disease, early access to therapies in dev. #ASHG2013
3:51pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
Hayeems:'09 'Baby's first test'; '13 NIH funds WGS. Dev multiplex tech, and parent advocacy. #ASHG2013
3:50pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
Hayeems: Newborn Screening (NBS) started in '01 in the US with Mass Spec. '06 expanded ACMG RUSP '07 'Saves Lives Act' '08 NBSTRN #ASHG2013
3:49pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
R Hayeems (Univ Toronto): "How do citizens balance the benefits and burdens of newborn screening? A choice experiment" #ASHG2013
3:48pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
.@evolvability @ngsgene @drbachinsky Thanks for pointing that article out.
3:32pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck in reply to
S. Gray: Summary: Women undergoing PGT are learning about br. ca. risk, and 10% received elevated scores. #ASHG2013
3:27pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
S. Gray: 23andMe shows relative risk, and Pathway says 'take action' 10% rec'd elevated risk estimates #ASHG2013
3:25pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
S. Gray: Survey demographic: 35% have family history of cancer. #ASHG2013
3:23pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
S. Gray: PGen - surveyed customers of 23andMe and Pathway Genomics. http://t.co/6vfrYHBNxK #ASHG2013
S. Gray: Hereditary http://t.co/7zzXj9OU8L.: ~18% of familial by BRCA1/2. Phenotype effect vs. pop freq and penetrance review #ASHG2013
3:20pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
S. Gray: Plus: pt empowerment. Minus: lack of regulation, followup care, downstream utilization, security #ASHG2013
3:19pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
S. Gray: DTC personal genomic testing - about 660K web visits, est. sales of 20-30K consumers. Potential pluses, minuses #ASHG2013
3:18pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
S. Gray (Dana Farber): The PGen Study, breast cancer screening #ASHG2013
3:17pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
A. Middleton: Genetic Health Pro's: realistic on impact on explaining IF, 'paternalism' and showed @westr tweets #ASHG2013
3:14pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
A. Middleton: Active search for IF? Genetic Health pro's majority say 'no'. #ASHG2013
3:12pm October 25th 2013 via TweetDeck
A. Middleton: Should genomic researchers look for IF? Film: "I want to thank the actors!" #ASHG2013
