American Society of Human Genetics 2013 annual meeting, Oct. 22 to 26, Boston

WHAT:

Invited sessions and platform (oral) presentations of latest research in human genetics

Examples of ASHG 2013 invited sessions:

• Opening day (Tuesday, Oct. 22) plenary session featuring six abstracts that earned the highest scores from ASHG Program Committee. Abstract topics include:

• Driver genetic mutations in brain cancer metastases
  
• Pathogenic mutations in 1,000 children with undiagnosed developmental disorders
  
• Dosage compensation: a novel approach to Down syndrome
  
• Neanderthal genome

• "Drama of DNA: anticipating the future with WGS," a provocative new interactive play about a hypothetical research study (Tuesday evening)

• Increasingly blurry distinction between research and clinical care: different views on such issues as the duty to search for secondary genomic findings (Wednesday morning)

• Insights from large-scale sequencing (Wednesday morning)

• Informed consent for whole genome sequencing: experience and implications for practice (Thursday afternoon)

• Where do risk variants act? (Saturday morning)

• Whole genome sequencing for every baby? (Saturday morning)

• Medical systems genomics (early Saturday afternoon)

ADVANCE PRESS REGISTRATION:

http://www.ashg.org/2013meeting/pressreg/pregfm.shtml

Press policies and guidelines: http://www.ashg.org/2013meeting/pages/press_guidelines.shtml

HOTEL RESERVATIONS:

If you plan to make hotel reservations, ASHG recommends that you do so now. http://www.ashg.org/2013meeting/pages/hotel.shtml

FYI:

Registered reporters will have access to a password-protected site with embargoed news releases and other material in advance of the ASHG 2013 meeting.

Media availabilities/news briefings daily in onsite pressroom

Provided by American Society of Human Genetics