Accomplishments in Genomic Medicine

The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group (GMWG) compiles a list of interesting advances and helpful educational resources in genomic medicine. To submit notable accomplishments for consideration to the GMWG, please email: GMWG@nih.gov.

Genomic Medicine Year in Review

Search for specific publications by title, author, category and/or by date range. For an explanation about the selection criteria and categories, see the list of categories and their definitions.

2024

December 14, 2024 - Use of Estonian Biobank data and participant recall to improve Wilson's disease management

First Author: Nurm M

Category: Undiagnosed Diseases

December 02, 2024 - Clinical Benefits and Utility of Pretherapeutic DPYD and UGT1A1 Testing in Gastrointestinal Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of the PREPARE Randomized Clinical Trial

First Author: Roncato R

Category: Pharmacogenomics

November 20, 2024 - Biobanking with genetics shapes precision medicine and global health

First Author: Gallagher, CS

Category: Resource

November 11, 2024 - Status of the implementation of pharmacogenetics in clinical practice in Spain: from regional to national initiatives

First Author: Apellaniz-Ruiz M

Category: Resource

October 24, 2024 - CRISPR-Based Therapy for Hereditary Angioedema

First Author: Cohn DM

Category: Other

October 23, 2024 - Genetic Testing Practices and Pathological Assessments in Patients With End-stage Heart Failure Undergoing Heart Transplantation and Left Ventricular Assist Device Use

First Author: Silver E

Category: Pilot Implementation

October 01, 2024 - Large-scale application of ClinGen-InSiGHT APC-specific ACMG/AMP variant classification criteria leads to substantial reduction in VUS

First Author: Yin X

Category: Resource

September 25, 2024 - Gene Therapy with Fidanacogene Elaparvovec in Adults with Hemophilia B

First Author: Cuker A

Category: Pilot Implementation

September 02, 2024 - Plozasiran for Managing Persistent Chylomicronemia and Pancreatitis Risk

First Author: Watts G

Category: Pilot Implementation , Other

August 09, 2024 - Evidence-based recommendations for gene-specific ACMG/AMP variant classification from the ClinGen ENIGMA BRCA1 and BRCA2 Variant Curation Expert Panel

First Author: Parsons MT

Category: Risk Assessment/Prediction , Oncology

July 30, 2024 - A national education program for rapid genomics in pediatric acute care: building workforce confidence, competence and capability

First Author: McCorkell G

Category: Resource

July 22, 2024 - Next-generation phenotyping integrated in a national framework for patients with ultrarare disorders improves genetic diagnostics and yields new molecular findings

First Author: Schmidt A

Category: Pilot Implementation , Undiagnosed Diseases

July 19, 2024 - Advancing Genetic Testing in Kidney Diseases: Report From a National Kidney Foundation Working Group

First Author: Franceschini N

Category: Resource

July 13, 2024 - Clinical signatures of genetic epilepsies precede diagnosis in electronic medical records of 32,000 individuals

First Author: Galer P

Category: Risk Assessment/Prediction

July 02, 2024 - Benefits for children with suspected cancer from routine whole-genome sequencing

First Author: Hodder A

Category: Impact/Outcomes , Oncology

June 05, 2024 - The impact of clinical genome sequencing in a global population with suspected rare genetic disease

First Author: Thorpe E

Category: Impact/Outcomes

June 03, 2024 - Validation of a clinical breast cancer risk assessment tool combining a polygenic score for all ancestries with traditional risk factors

First Author: Mabey B

Category: Risk Assessment/Prediction

May 08, 2024 - The translational gap for gene therapies in low- and middle-income countries

First Author: Doxzen KW

Category: Resource

May 06, 2024 - Gene Editing for CEP290-Associated Retinal Degeneration

First Author: Pierce EA

Category: Other

April 01, 2024 - Application of implementation science for improving the utilization of an international clinical practice guidance on familial hypercholesterolemia

First Author: Jones LK

Category: Resource

March 02, 2024 - The clinical utility and diagnostic implementation of human subject cell transdifferentiation followed by RNA sequencing

First Author: Li S

Category: Pilot Implementation

February 27, 2024 - Rapid genomic sequencing for genetic disease diagnosis and therapy in intensive care units: a review

First Author: Kingsmore SF

Category: Resource

February 19, 2024 - Selection, optimization and validation of ten chronic disease polygenic risk scores for clinical implementation in diverse US populations

First Author: Lennon N

Category: Other

January 18, 2024 - Diagnostic utility and reporting recommendations for clinical DNA methylation episignature testing in genetically undiagnosed rare diseases

First Author: Kerkhof J

Category: Undiagnosed Diseases

January 01, 2024 - Evaluation of malignant hyperthermia features in patients with pathogenic or likely pathogenic RYR1 variants disclosed through a population genomic screening program

First Author: Yu KD

Category: Pilot Implementation

2023

December 07, 2023 - The NYCKidSeq randomized controlled trial: Impact of GUÍA digitally enhanced genetic results disclosure in diverse families

First Author: Suckiel SA

Category: Pilot Implementation

November 28, 2023 - Personalized medicine in a community health system: the NorthShore experience

First Author: David SP

Category: Resource

November 09, 2023 - Actionable genotypes and their association with lifespan in Iceland

First Author: Jensson BO

Category: Resource

October 31, 2023 - CRISPR-Cas9 Editing of the HBG1 and HBG2 Promoters to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

First Author: Sharma A

Category: Other

October 27, 2023 - Physician services and costs after disclosure of diagnostic sequencing results in the NYCKidSeq program

First Author: Berkalieva A

Category: Other

Related Resources

Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC®) Guidelines

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Research Funding

Division of Genomic Medicine

Last updated: September 11, 2024