Inspiring montage of NHGRI accomplishments, efforts, and future ambitions youtube.com/watch?v=ktsNp6…

The #NIHCMG Sweepstakes from #ASHG14 is still open. Visit mendelian.org to enter before Oct 31!

Have blond hair & are of N. European decent? Guenther et al. outline a molecular basis for that classic blond hair. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24880339

Congratulations to our two #ASHG2014 CMG Sweepstakes grand prize winners: Jason and Neha!

Yale CMG collaborated with UCSD to identify 5 harmful mutations in the KATNB1 gene that impact brain size bit.ly/1sVijCQ #NIHCMG

Check out #NIHCMG's contribution to building a better understanding of #RareDiseases by reading our publications on mendelian.org

National #DNADay is just around the corner. Check out genome.gov/DNADay/ to learn more about genomics and genetics! National Human Genome Research Institute

One of a Kind newyorker.com/magazine/2014/… Story of rare mutation in NGLY1, illustrates power of #socialmedia, quite relevant to Mendelian Genomics

New! Bamshad & co review the experience, progress & future of the Centers for Mendelian Genomics: bit.ly/1TpZG8u Mendelian Genomics

#ASHG15 registration opens tomorrow, 10/6 at 9am in the Pratt St Lobby of the BCC: bit.ly/1L3V8UO

See Wed’s posters by CMG collaborators: 5–7 pm Molecular Basis of Mendelian Disorders 2864, 2882, 3017; Cardiovascular Genetics 622 #ASHG15

Settling in for part 2 of today's NGLY1.org #ASHG15 exhibit #1905. Come say hi to our adorable booth attendants!

#ASHG15 Poster 3017W by UW-CMG collabs, 5–6 pm: Mutations in MYLPF cause a novel segmental amyoplasia manifest as distal arthrogryposis

#ASHG15 Poster 622W by UW-CMG collaborators, 6–7 pm: Loss-of-function LOX mutations cause thoracic aortic aneurysms&acute aortic dissections

#ASHG15 Poster 2864W by UW-CMG collaborators, 6–7 pm: Mutations in YY1AP1 cause fibromuscular dysplasia in patients with Grange syndrome

#ASHG15 Poster 2882W by UW-CMG collaborators, 6–7 pm: A missense variant in KRT25 causes autosomal recessive woolly hair

#ASHG15 talk tomorrow at 3:30 pm on an A2ML1 variant that increases risk for otitis media by UW-CMG collaborators

Talk In 15 min, Ballroom I, Level 4 on an A2ML1 variant that increases risk for otitis media by UW-CMG collaborators

#ASHG15 Don’t miss tomorrow’s posters on new Mendelian discoveries by UW-CMG collaborators 10:45am–12:45pm: 2860, 2890, 3013, 618

Now: UW-CMG poster 3013: Variants in ACTC1 cause distal arthrogryposis: a skeletal muscle phenotype for a cardiac muscle gene #ASHG15