Zornitza Stark

@zornitza.bsky.social

Clinical Geneticist, VCGS. Professor, University of Melbourne. Rare disease genomics. 🧬🇦🇺

In August: Reviews on salt and CKD; ANCA-associated vasculitis; and organelle-specific autophagy, an Expert Recommendation on gene–disease relationships for glomerular phenotypes, plus Commentaries on reforms to facilitate collaboration; ocean health; and osteoporosis management bit.ly/4whZ2lG

Screenshot of the front cover of the August issue of Nature Reviews Nephrology

🧬 Suzi Walker, Genomics England Can RNAseq help solve more rare disease cases? RNAseq from 7,841 participants in the 100kgp Abberant splicing confirmed in >50% of known case - limited by expression in blood Also new candidate variants identified #ESHG2026

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A Tucci: Prevalence of repeat expansion disorders. - Mutation freq ≠ disease freq: disease prevalence model using carrier freq - Pathogenic repeat expansions more freq in genomic databases than expected from clinical prevalence - Two main factors: under ascertainment+incomplete penetrance #eshg2026

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Wendy Chung (Columbia) GUARDIAN Study approach to genomic newborn screening Focus on childhood-onset conditions - high penetrance - effective interventions - clear evidence base 👀 high uptake >92% of optional additional testing in conditions where above less clear #ESHG2026

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To all attending #eshg2026: if you are ready to spent extra attention to detail throughout the entire conference, I recommend the informal ESHG bingo card. Brought by our great postdoc @lydiasagath.bsky.social @eshg.bsky.social First bingo gets a kanelbullar from me… tinyurl.com/eshgbingo2026

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Play virtual ESHG 2026 BINGO with your friends for free on any device. Customize the bingo cards and generate printable or virtual bingo cards for free.

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‘Medical research isn't just good for our health, it's also great for our economy.’ In this Budget, the govt has to commit to spending money put aside for that purpose in the Medical Research Future Fund. Before we lose more brilliant minds overseas, before we damage the sector irrevocably.

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