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Celebrating our team

We thought we would share news of some fantastic achievements in our team recently.

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CliniKids' research roundup

Here’s a quick look at some of the published research to come out of CliniKids recently (June 2021 newsletter)

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Consultation informs strategies for improving the use of functional evidence in variant classification

When investigating whether a variant identified by diagnostic genetic testing is causal for disease, applied genetics professionals evaluate all available evidence to assign a clinical classification. Functional assays of higher and higher throughput are increasingly being generated and, when appropriate, can provide strong functional evidence for or against pathogenicity in variant classification. Despite functional assay data representing unprecedented value for genomic diagnostics, challenges remain around the application of functional evidence in variant curation.

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Does exercise in cool water cause a higher risk of hypoglycaemia than in thermoneutral conditions in type 1 diabetes?

The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that exercise in cool water results in a greater decrease in blood glucose concentration than in thermoneutral water or on land in individuals with type 1 diabetes.

Leadership in action

The leadership in action section of this handbook includes three modules you can access from the links below. How do you make a change? This module

Privacy settings

Privacy settings help you to control who can access your social media profiles and other information you have stored online or on your devices.

Using passwords

Passwords not only protect your information, but also the information you have on your phones, computers and other devices about your friends and

Supporting fellow students

Once you are in a leadership position within your school, other students may feel they can approach you to talk about their problems and to seek help

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WATCH: Misinformation and social media webinar

Watch our webinar for parents offering tips on how to support their children amid a rise in online misinformation.

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Supporting siblings of kids with developmental disabilities

Researchers from The Sibling Project Dr Emma Glasson, Caitlin Gray and Kate Dorozenko.