Laura Hennessy, MS, LCGC
About Laura Hennessy, MS, LCGC
Titles
Genetic Counselor
Certifications
Certified Genetic Counselor (CGC)
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
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.