{
  "id": 5425635,
  "title": "Predictive tools can confuse rare mutations with dangerous ones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/predictive-tools-can-confuse-rare-mutations-with-dangerous-ones",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-03T21:20:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-tools-rare-mutations-dangerous.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When a patient's DNA is read, it is compared with a reference version of the human genome. This allows geneticists and rare disease experts to look at a list of places where the patient's DNA differs. Most variations will be harmless and shared with millions of other people, but some can cause illness.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}