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DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast

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#418 Hypophosphatasia Genetics: One Gene, Many Presentations

October 30, 2026 · 35 min

How can variants in the same gene cause life-threatening disease in infancy for some individuals, while others experience mild symptoms or remain asymptomatic? Hypophosphatasia (HPP) challenges traditional expectations about genetic…
#417 ASHG 2026: Electronic Genome Mapping, AI in Genetics, & the Future of Research

October 23, 2026 · 42 min

For the third year in a row, DNA Today is bringing you inside the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting, and this year, we've taken our genetics coverage international! We're reporting from beautiful Montréal, Canada…
#416 How Baby KJ Became the First Patient Treated With Personalized CRISPR

October 16, 2026 · 30 min

CRISPR has carried enormous promise since scientists first realized its potential to edit the human genome, but it has also raised some of the biggest ethical questions in modern genetics. In this episode, Kira Dineen sits down with Dr…
#415 Achondroplasia Treatment Advances with Dr. Ravi Savarirayan

October 9, 2026 · 2 min

Please note this episode is only available on our website, DNAToday.com under Episode 415, and access is limited to those in the United States. In just a few years, achondroplasia treatment has expanded from no approved precision…
#414 How To Find Genetics Professionals Worldwide: The Global Genetics Directory

October 2, 2026 · 28 min

When patients relocate or relatives living abroad need cascade testing, finding a qualified genetics professional in another country can be surprisingly difficult. The new Global Genetics Directory aims to change that through a free…

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#413 PKU Beyond the Diet: Food, Mental Health, and Daily Life

September 25, 2026 · 36 min

For most people, eating is an ordinary part of the day. But when you have phenylketonuria (PKU), every meal can involve calculations, preparation, medical monitoring, and decisions that affect how your brain and body feel. This is DNA…
#412 How Prenatal cfDNA Can Uncover Undiagnosed Maternal Cancer

September 18, 2026 · 37 min

Prenatal cell-free DNA screening is designed to assess a pregnancy for chromosome conditions; but in rare cases, it can reveal something entirely unexpected about the pregnant patient’s own health. In this episode, Kira Dineen is joined…
#411 Mock Cancer Genetic Counseling Session: Colon Cancer and Lynch Syndrome

September 11, 2026 · 31 min

What happens during genetic counseling after someone develops colon cancer at a young age and their tumor testing raises concern for Lynch syndrome? This is the eighth installment in our Mock Genetic Counseling Session Series! In this…
#410 Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s 1q21.1 Microdeletion: What Does It Explain?

September 4, 2026 · 44 min

This episode drop from the PRETEND podcast series “The Gypsy Rose Obsession” features Kira Dineen explaining what Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s genetic test result may, and may not, mean. Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s medical history has been…
#409 How DNA Testing Exposed the Dark History of American Adoption

August 28, 2026 · 43 min

What happens when stigma, secrecy, and institutional power separate a mother from her child, and prevent an adoptee from accessing his own identity and medical history for decades? This week, we are sharing an episode of DNA Clarity and…
#408 Low ALP, Fractures, and Early Tooth Loss Point to Hypophosphatasia

August 21, 2026 · 38 min

Hypophosphatasia (HPP) can present very differently from one person to the next, from life-threatening complications in infancy to fractures, chronic pain, muscle weakness, or early tooth loss later in life. With symptoms spanning multiple…
#407 NFL and Kansas City Chiefs Star Art Still on the Missed Signs of Hereditary Amyloidosis

August 14, 2026 · 40 min

What happens when the symptoms of a genetic condition look like the lasting effects of a professional football career? Former NFL defensive end and Kansas City Chiefs star Art Still spent decades attributing carpal tunnel syndrome…

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About the show

Discover New Advances in the world of genetics, from technology like CRISPR to rare diseases to new research. For 14 years, multi-award winning podcast ”DNA Today” has brought you the voices of leaders in genetics. Host Kira Dineen brings her genetics expertise to interview geneticists, genetic counselors, patient advocates, biotech leaders, researchers, and more. ***Best Science and Medicine Podcast Award Winner (2020, 2021 and 2022)*** Learn more (and stream all 400+ episodes) at DNAtoday.com. You can contact the show at info@DNAtoday.com. This show is part of "Gene Pool Media: The Science Podcast Network" head to GenePoolMedia.com to explore all our science themed shows.