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A 2022 study found 47 genetic risk loci for heart failure. ❤️ 📚Read more here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36376295/ 🔎Search PMBB publications here: pmbb.med.upenn.edu/publications.p…

A 2023 study found that genetic factors linked to cardiometabolic diseases can also affect the risk of certain female-specific health conditions. 📚Read more here: ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JA… 🔎Search all PMBB publications here: pmbb.med.upenn.edu/publications.p…

Here is a look into the lab! 🔎 Featured is the QIAsymphony, or "symphony" for short, used to extract and purify DNA! 🧬

A 2020 study found an association between birth weight and atrial fibrillation. 📕Read more here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32340472/ 🔎Search all PMBB publications here: pmbb.med.upenn.edu/publications.p…

Have you spotted us around the Perelman Center? 👀 Ask Sydney or Aidan how you can donate saliva to the PMBB as your next Penn Medicine appointment! 🧬 #pmbb #biomedicalresearch #dna #research

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Do you know what today is? Happy national DNA Day!🧬

You + us = breathtaking discoveries!

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A 2018 study found that a protein-altering variant in the ANGPTL4 gene is linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, better insulin sensitivity, and improved glucose regulation. 📚Read more here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29899519/ 📷Search all PMBB publications here: pmbb.med.upenn.edu/publications.p…

In 2021, researchers identified 13 genetic loci linked to COVID-19 severity, revealing the role of host genetics. Read more here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34237774/ Search all PMBB publications here: pmbb.med.upenn.edu/publications.p…

Over 300k Penn Medicine patients are enrolled in the PMBB!

Some guidelines in clinical research 😊

Join 300,000+ Penn Medicine patient participants in contributing to the PMBB!

Autism pride day empowers individuals with autism to celebrate who they are. We are proud to recognize the launch of the Lurie Autism Institute, a new collaboration between Penn Medicine and Children's Hospital made possible by a $50 million gift from Jeffrey Lurie and family.

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This week the PMBB volunteered at the PSOM “One Table, One Hour” event for high school students. The students learned about what it is like to work in research, answered some genetics questions and got to participate in extracting DNA from a banana 🍌

Penn Medicine #BioBank growing its impact: Discerning early aortic #aging from imaging data with links to adverse #CardiacRemodeling and poor #CardiovascularOutcomes ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI… The Penn Medicine BioBank #PMBB #TranslationalScience

Another PMBB-supported study had an interesting finding 🫀

Diversity matters in research 🔬