Salma Shickh
@SShickh
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RT @HannanehF: "Please re-contact us every few years as we may have updates for you" are words commonly stated to genetics patients by thei….
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RT @UnityHealthTO: New research led by Drs. @YvonneBombard & Salma Shickh (@SShickh) highlights a disconnect between cancer patient prefere….
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RT @GeneticistsCCMG: A chasm between practice and policy. Providers across Canada feel like they have to “cheat the system” to access exome….
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RT @GIMJournal: #EditorsChoice. No surprise: Clinicians are “cheating the system” to access genome sequencing using burdensome workarounds….
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Amazing talk from @AmandaPichini about work on establishing a competency framework for genomics! Really valuable as we move to large-scale adoption!!.#CAGC20 #GCchat.
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RT @stacywgray: 1) Paper on the yield of germline sequencing after tumor sequencing. 11% of patients had germline findings identified only….
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RT @GIMJournal: October #FeatureArticle: Genetic ancestry analysis on >93,000 individuals undergoing expanded #carrierscreening reveals lim….
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RT @MuinJKhoury: Could genome sequencing become a first tier test for children with unexplained medical complexity? New @JAMANetworkOpen pr….
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This cohort study evaluates the analytical and clinical validity of genome sequencing as a comprehensive diagnostic genetic test for children with medical complexity.
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RT @GIMJournal: #CarrierScreening based on ethnicity misses many carriers in part because our self-assessment of ethnicity is often inaccur….
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RT @MuinJKhoury: Genetic ancestry analysis on >93,000 individuals undergoing expanded carrier screening reveals limitations of ethnicity-ba….
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RT @MuinJKhoury: For people with some underlying genetic conditions such as primary immunodeficiency diseases and cystic fibrosis, #COVID19….
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People of all ages with weakened immune systems or certain diseases face higher risks due to the coronavirus pandemic and are experiencing special anxieties.
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RT @UshmaPurohit: To help patients and providers, @FralickMike and I have compiled a list of #COVID19 Assessment Centres in the GTA (with h….
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COVID-19 Assessment Centres in the Greater Toronto Area & Southern Ontario Last updated: July 13 @10AM EST By Ushma Purohit (UofT Medical Student) & Michael Fralick, MD,PhD A few general points: [1]...
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RT @GIMJournal: Moving pediatric congenital heart defect diagnostic testing into the 21st century: Genome sequencing is a promising first-….
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RT @LeanneMercerCGC: Exiting things are happening in genetics! In its first use inside the human body, CRISPR genome editing tested as blin….
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Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone's body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA to treat diseases.
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RT @MuinJKhoury: Can blood RNA analysis increase diagnostic rate and resolution of variants of unknown significance? Promising new findings….
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RT @MuinJKhoury: "For most people, there’s a large gap between access to at-home genetic tests and access to genetic counseling. finding….
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RT @MuinJKhoury: In a population-based study, women w/breast cancer & BRCA/other gene mutations are more likely to receive bilateral mastec….
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