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Laura Hennessy, MS, LCGC

About Laura Hennessy, MS, LCGC

Titles

Genetic Counselor

Certifications

Certified Genetic Counselor (CGC®) – American Board of Genetic Counseling

Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor (LCGC)

Education & training

Undergraduate Degree

BS in Biological Sciences - University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Graduate Degree

MS in Genetic Counseling - University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

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Publications

Publications

2020

Placek, K., Benatar, M., Wuu, J., Rampersaud, E., Hennessy, L., Van Deerlin, V. M., Grossman, M., Irwin, D. J., Elman, L., McCluskey, L., Quinn, C., Granit, V., Statland, J. M., Burns, T. M., Ravits, J., Swenson, A., Katz, J., Pioro, E. P., Jackson, C., Caress, J., et al (2020). Machine learning suggests polygenic risk for cognitive dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. EMBO molecular medicine, 13(1), e12595.

2019

Qiang, L., Piermarini, E., Muralidharan, H., Yu, W., Leo, L., Hennessy, L. E., Fernandes, S., Connors, T., Yates, P. L., Swift, M., Zholudeva, L. V., Lane, M. A., Morfini, G., Alexander, G. M., Heiman-Patterson, T. D., & Baas, P. W. (2019). Hereditary spastic paraplegia: gain-of-function mechanisms revealed by new transgenic mouse. Human molecular genetics, 28(7), 1136–1152.

Placek, K., Baer, G. M., Elman, L., McCluskey, L., Hennessy, L., Ferraro, P. M., Lee, E. B., Lee, V., Trojanowski, J. Q., Van Deerlin, V. M., Grossman, M., Irwin, D. J., & McMillan, C. T. (2019). UNC13A polymorphism contributes to frontotemporal disease in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurobiology of aging, 73, 190–199.

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