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Alex Hoischen

@ahoischen.bsky.social
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Genomic technologies: WES/WGS, long-read sequencing, optical genome mapping, somatic mutations; Immuno-genomics: rare diseases; immunodeficiencies; inborn errors of immunity; clonal hematopoiesis shorturl.at/MxQ7O www.immuno-genomics.com

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European Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#eshg2026 brought together 6,000+ participants with more than 352 talks and 2,600+ posters. 📷 Photos from ESHG 2026: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCWyvG Save the date for #eshg2027 in Rotterdam! 📅 June 12–15, 2027 Book your hotel & benefit from special rates: 2027.eshg.org/myconference... #Genetics #Genomics
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PacBio @pacbio.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Featured in The Scientist: Dr. Alexander Hoischen discusses how long-read sequencing on the Revio system is helping end the rare disease diagnostic odyssey by filling the gaps left by short reads. Read the interview: bit.ly/4i3LKFl #PacBio #Revio #RareDisease #HiFiSequencing
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European Journal of Human Genetics @ejhg-journal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
📢 Welcome to this month's #EJHG #JournalClub! We're discussing: "Transcription-based identification of uncharacterized genes in the human immune response" from our July issue. 🧬 @ahoischen.bsky.social @emilvorsteveld.bsky.social 🔗 Read the full text: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Adam Phillippy @aphillippy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
For the past 30 years, “whole-genome sequencing” has been a misnomer. Today the T2T Consortium publishes a dozen papers heralding a future of truly complete genomes for humans and nearly any vertebrate 👨‍🔬🐒🐦🐀🦒🐎🫏🐹🐟 (sorry, no salamanders): www.cell.com/consortium/t... 🧵[1/15]
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Shout out to the @gnomad-project.bsky.social crew - finally Dutch beer brewers listened to your word puns - proudly present l‘oeuf…
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PacBio @pacbio.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
A new Nature Genetics piece from @radboudumc.bsky.social outlines Near-Perfect Genome Sequencing (NPGS): a framework combining long-reads, diploid assembly, pangenomes, and AI to shift from fragmented testing to a single comprehensive genomic assay. Read more here: go.nature.com/4ey5YF0 #PacBio
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Near-perfect genome sequencing in medical genetics - Nature Genetics
This Perspective introduces near-perfect genome sequencing, which encompasses diploid genome assembly, pangenome references and artificial intelligence-driven variant interpretation, and proposes a ro...
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Excited to share our ‘perspective’ on significant impact long-read sequencing technologies, genome assemblies and better (AI-assisted) interpretation-tools will bring to our field of medical genetics – as we are entering an era of “near-perfect genome sequencing”. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Near-perfect genome sequencing in medical genetics - Nature Genetics
This Perspective introduces near-perfect genome sequencing, which encompasses diploid genome assembly, pangenome references and artificial intelligence-driven variant interpretation, and proposes a ro...
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American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) @geneticssociety.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
@ajhgnews.bsky.social latest article from @ahoischen.bsky.social, @bartvds.bsky.social, & co shows that long-read HiFi genome sequencing w/ Paraphase enables comprehensive analysis of challenging paralogous regions, detecting all clinically relevant variant types: bit.ly/4v0TdZq #ASHG
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HiFi sequencing accurately identifies clinically relevant variants in paralogous genes
Long-read HiFi genome sequencing combined with Paraphase enables comprehensive detection of all clinically relevant variant types in paralogous genes. It resolves “dark” regions while enabling haploty...
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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 13/06/2026
In 832 patients with rare genetic disease, a conclusive diagnosis was made for 160 patients (19.2%) with long-read genome sequencing and for 137 patients (16.5%) with standard-of-care testing. Full study results: nej.md/4e03ejh #ESHG2026
This image is a detailed infographic on standard-of-care testing and long-read genome sequencing as first-tier approaches to genetic testing. It includes an assessment of diagnostic samples, diagnostic yield, concordance according to variant type, and diagnostic yield.
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
To all attending #eshg2026: if you are ready to spent extra attention to detail throughout the entire conference, I recommend the informal ESHG bingo card. Brought by our great postdoc @lydiasagath.bsky.social @eshg.bsky.social First bingo gets a kanelbullar from me… tinyurl.com/eshgbingo2026
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ESHG 2026 BINGO
Play virtual ESHG 2026 BINGO with your friends for free on any device. Customize the bingo cards and generate printable or virtual bingo cards for free.
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European Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The #eshg2026 starts tomorrow morning. You can still register until June 16 for in-person participation. Enjoy all sessions live in Gothenburg, online from wherever you are or on-demand after the conference, whenever it suits you. 2026.eshg.org/registration/ #genetics #genomics
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
On my way to #eshg2026 @eshg.bsky.social Looking forward meeting many friends, colleagues & collaborators. We’ll have a fantastic program & the usual great ESHG vibe. Particularly proud of all young scientists, diagnostic experts and clinicians from @radboudumc.bsky.social that will present.
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European Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
📱 The #ESHG2026 App is now available for iOS & Android! Browse sessions, posters, abstracts & maps, build your personal schedule, vote & ask questions during sessions, and stay updated throughout the Congress. 👉 2026.eshg.org/myconference... #ESHG2026 #Genetics #Genomics #HumanGenetics
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European Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
We are happy to share the ESHG Strategic Roadmap built with the Executive Board, Board Members and Committee Chairs. Our vision for advancing human genetics and genomic medicine is built on four pillars: Collaboration, Policy, Education and Outreach. www.eshg.org/about-the-es...
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Congrats to all co-authors from out HiFi-Solves EMEA consortium! www.pacb.com/hifi-solves/ This study was driven particularly by the great @bartvds.bsky.social; with important contributions from Hanno Jörn Bolz Johannes Zschocke Malte Spielmann and their teams.
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The American Journal of Human Genetics @ajhgnews.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🧬New from @ahoischen.bsky.social & co! 📄HiFi sequencing accurately identifies clinically relevant variants in paralogous genes
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HiFi sequencing accurately identifies clinically relevant variants in paralogous genes
Long-read HiFi genome sequencing combined with Paraphase enables comprehensive detection of all clinically relevant variant types in paralogous genes. It resolves “dark” regions while enabling haploty...
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European Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🌍 Join from anywhere in the world with our online-only registration options 💻 Live-streamed sessions, on-demand access for 6 months 💡 reduced fees for students, trainees, participants from lower-income economies, etc. Register now: 2026.eshg.org/registration/
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European Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Already registered for #ESHG2026? Extend your experience with a pre-conference course on 12 June in Gothenburg! 🧬 Teach the Teacher Genetics 🧬 Large-Scale Genomic Public Databases Limited spots available — register now: 2026.eshg.org/satellite-me...
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European Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Are you ready for #ESHG2026 in Gothenburg? 🌊 A vibrant coastal city where nature meets urban life. Don’t miss out—register now and explore all it has to offer! 2026.eshg.org/registration/ Photo credits: Bilderboken (Unsplash), Hans Ott (Unsplash), Philip Myrtorp (Unsplash)
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European Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
⏳ 1 week to go! Submit your work for the #ESHG2026 Breaking Abstracts session on June 15, 10:30–12:00 CEST and share your latest research. 📅 Submission Deadline: April 28, 2026 (23:59 CEST) – no extension! 🔗 Learn more & submit: 2026.eshg.org/abstracts/br...
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European Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Only 1 week left to register at a reduced rate for #eshg2026 The conference will take place physically in Gothenburg, Sweden but will be completely live streamed through our virtual conference platform. Early fee deadline: April 16, 2026 at 23:59 CEST. Register today: 2026.eshg.org/registration/
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Great opportunity to learn from ESHG experts and great teachers (including the wonderful Bregje van Bon and @julianamiranda.bsky.social and many colleagues)! Highly recommended (building in very successful set of workshops last year)!
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European Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
A few spots left for our pre-conference courses in Gothenburg (June 12, Svenska Mässan): 🔹 Teach the Teacher Genetics 🔹 Unleashing the Power of Large-Scale Genomic Public Databases A separate registration is required. Register now: 2026.eshg.org/satellite-me... #Genetics #Genomics #eshg2026
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European Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Hello from Gothenburg! 🇸🇪 The ESHG team is at the last Site visit in Gothenburg to go through all the details for the conference #eshg2026. Looking forward to seeing you there! Register and join us on-site in June: 2026.eshg.org/registration/
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ESHG-Young @eshgyoung.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Don’t miss today’s ESHG webinar! Please check your inbox for the session link 📩
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European Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
🧬 ESHG Webinar Series – Season 2, Episode 3 📅 25 March 2026 | 16:00 CET 🎤 Lili Milani, University of Tartu 📊 Pharmacogenomic studies in the Estonian Biobank The webinar will take place via Zoom and is free to attend. 🔗 More information: www.eshg.org/webinarseries @eshgyoung.bsky.social
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Wolfram Höps @wolfram-hops.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
🔄 Inversions predispose to recurrent deletions and duplications in chromsome 15q13.3. 🔁 Using de-novo assemblies of 10 patient-parent trios, we investigated how recurrent copy-number variants (CNVs) in the 15q13.3 locus arise. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... A brief tour (1/17)
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Congrats @wolfram-hops.bsky.social @christiangilissen.bsky.social and collaborators on this fantastic study! So much new biology and genome architecture insights - for a „long-known locus“ and „recurrent“ genomic disorders. Next generation cytogenetic insights! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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ESHG-Young @eshgyoung.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
On #rarediseaseday2026 , ESHG-Young stands with patients, families, clinicians, and researchers worldwide. @eshg.bsky.social #rarediseases #genetics #Research #Education #Collaboration
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PacBio @pacbio.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Rare disease research works best when communities unite. This week’s blog explores hackathons where clinicians, researchers, and families collaborate to solve cases, share insights, and strengthen networks that advance progress worldwide. Full blog here: bit.ly/4ucRXlU #WeCareForRare #PacBio
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Rare disease month: Activating the community through hackathons - PacBio
Rare disease hackathons bring together bioinformaticians, scientists, clinical geneticists, and variant analysts to solve unresolved cases.
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European Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
⏳ Final call for abstracts! The extended deadline to submit your abstract for #eshg2026 is tomorrow (no exceptions possible). Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your research and be part of the programme. Submit now and find all details on the ESHG website: 2026.eshg.org/abstracts/
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PacBio @pacbio.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
A 1,000-sample Radboud study shows HiFi WGS can help replace multiple clinical tests while enabling an increase in diagnostic findings, pointing to clear evidence that long reads are on track for first-line use. Ready the study here: bit.ly/4jUxEF9 #PacBio #HiFisequencing #ClinicalGenomics
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Clinical long-read genome sequencing for rare disease diagnostics
Background Diagnostic evaluation of rare genetic disorders continues to rely on multiple test modalities, despite the increasing use of short-read exome or genome sequencing as first-tier tests. Long-...
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Very happy to see this preprint out; multi-center effort to run Bionano optical genome mapping (OGM) in undiagnosed rare disease patient-parent trios. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Systematic assessment of rare and de novo structural variants in 57 patient-parent trios using optical genome mapping
Next-generation sequencing has unraveled the genetic cause for many individuals with a rare disease, but a significant number of individuals remain undiagnosed using standard of care tests. It is anti...
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medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Clinical long-read genome sequencing for rare disease diagnostics www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
1,000 PacBio genomes in a prospectively designed clinical utility study. This was the biggest and most important study that made us go live in diagnostics. Long-read genomes as a genetic first tier test across many rare diseases! www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Clinical long-read genome sequencing for rare disease diagnostics
Background Diagnostic evaluation of rare genetic disorders continues to rely on multiple test modalities, despite the increasing use of short-read exome or genome sequencing as first-tier tests. Long-...
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
OGM - OMG! Exciting to see that our department and facility remain committed to invest in innovative genomics. Our Optical Genome Mapping lab just got two more Stratys instruments from Bionano installed!
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Andrea Ganna @andganna.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
🌟 Applications for the 2026 Leena Peltonen School of Human Genetics are open! Back after a great 2025 edition: ~20 global leaders and ~20 PhD students shaping the future of genomics. 📅 July 26–30, 2026 📍 Wellcome Genome Campus, UK 📝 Apply by March 6 → www.lpshg.com
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Thanks @genomeweb.bsky.social for the nice interview and coverage of our long-read genome efforts @radboudumc.bsky.social @christiangilissen.bsky.social @bartvds.bsky.social @lydiasagath.bsky.social www.genomeweb.com/sequencing/r...
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Radboud UMC Goes Live With Frontline Diagnostic WGS Test Based on Long Reads
The Dutch healthcare center plans to sequence 5,000 genomes over the next year to help diagnose genetic eye diseases and severe intellectual disability.
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
On my way to Heidelberg. Looking forward to connect with @erdera.bsky.social and other CRN collaborators. Joint global efforts for rare diseases!
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ERDERA @erdera.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
🚨 Last week to register for the 2nd International Conference on #CRNs! Global experts, fresh insights, inspiring sessions… don’t miss this standout event! 👉 Check speakers & session themes and register before it closes: loom.ly/1fhf8zI #RareDiseases #ClinicalResearch #ERDERA
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Nature Biotechnology @natbiotech.nature.com · 04/12/2025
Spatial Touchstone brings quality control to spatial transcriptomics #NBTintheNews via @stjuderesearch.bsky.social www.stjude.org/media-resour...
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Spatial Touchstone brings quality control to spatial transcriptomics
Explore Spatial Touchstone’s open-source tools and data for standardized spatial transcriptomics, enabling reliable, cross-institutional gene expression analysis.
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#SingleCell preprints @prepub-singlecell.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Epigenomic and transcriptomic germ-free ageing atlas reveals sterile inflammation as an intrinsic ageing feature #SingleCell 🧪🧬🖥️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Epigenomic and transcriptomic germ-free ageing atlas reveals sterile inflammation as an intrinsic ageing feature www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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European Society of Human Genetics @eshg.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
🧬 Episode 8 of the ESHG Webinar Series is coming up on Nov 26, 2025 at 16:00 CET! Lisenka Vissers (Radboudumc, NL) will speak on translating long-read genome sequencing into clinical applications for rare diseases. Free via Zoom – registration required. wma.eventsair.com/eshg-webinar...
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Dank Stijn Goossens en Nina van den Dungen voor het interview waarin ik samen met collega Wendy van Zelst-Stams namens ons geweldig team inzichten in long-read genome sequencing mocht geven. BNR Beter aflevering: lnkd.in/eetSKFBd Ook op Spotify: lnkd.in/eVC-Fzxt
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Long-read genome sequencing is new first-tier generic test in diagnostics of rare diseases So satisfying to see a long journey end in best-possible diagnostic test for patients with rare diseases @radboudumc.bsky.social. www.radboudumc.nl/en/news-item... (1/n)
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World first: Radboudumc pioneers new genetic test in clinical practice - New test is faster, more efficient, and provides more diagnoses for rare diseases
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Alex Hoischen @ahoischen.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Great to see our new preprint our. Thanks for everybody of the HiFi Solves EMEA consortium for their valuable contribution - this study was driven by the wonderful @bartvds.bsky.social @radboudumc.bsky.social! Exciting to show clinical utility of lrGS in multi-center study.
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PacBio @pacbio.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
A new multi-center study from the EMEA HiFi Solves Consortium shows the clinical research potential of HiFi. Combined with our latest informatics pipeline, HiFi identified 100% of clinically relevant variants across 11 complex regions, including those short reads missed. 👉 bit.ly/4oqMWCY
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medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
HiFi sequencing accurately identifies clinically relevant variants in paralogous genes www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Nature Reviews Genetics @natrevgenet.nature.com · 15/10/2025
Our November 2025 issue is now live: go.nature.com/4hlXnVx Topics include: the impact of structural variation on the 3D genome in disease; single-cell DNA sequencing of somatic mutations; the role of transcription compartments in gene regulation; synonymous mutations and their consequences
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