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Announcing the release of the hg38 Pseudogenes track, refs #30563

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+<h2>Mar. 31, 2025 &nbsp;&nbsp; New Pseudogenes track for hg38</h2>
+<p>
+We are happy to announce the release of the
+<a target="_blank" href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=hg38&g=pseudogenes&position=default">Pseudogenes</a>
+track for the hg38 (GRCh38) genome assembly. The composite track contains pseudogene predictions and
+their corresponding parent genes, as identified by <a href="http://pseudogene.org/pseudopipe/"
+target="_blank">PseudoPipe</a>, a homology-based computational pipeline that searches a mammalian
+genome and identifies pseudogene sequences.</p>
+<p>
+This composite track consists of two subtracks: the <b>Pseudogene Parents</b> track and the
+<b>Pseudogenes</b> track.</p>
+<ul>
+  <li><b>Pseudogene Parents</b> &ndash; This track displays parent genes labeled with their HUGO
+	  IDs, which were derived from Ensembl gene IDs provided by the Gerstein lab after dataset
+	  creation. It includes indicators for pseudogenes, each linked to its corresponding entry
+	  in the Pseudogenes track. <b><font color="#800080">Parent genes</font></b> are shown with
+	  their associated pseudogenes represented as <b><font color="#A9A9A9">grey</font></b>
+	  blocks.
+  <li><b>Pseudogenes</b> &ndash; This track displays pseudogenes labeled with their parent HUGO ID
+	  and the pseudogenes are color-coded by pseudogene type:
+	  <b><font color="#FF8C00">unspecified pseudogene</font></b>, <b><font
+	  color="#0000FF">processed pseudogene</font></b>, and
+	  <b><font color="#556B2F">unprocessed pseudogene</font></b>.
+</ul>
+<div class="text-center">
+  <a href="https://genome.ucsc.edu/s/gperez2/Pseudogenes" target="_blank">
+  <img src="../images/newsArchImages/Pseudogenes.jpg" alt="hg38 session
+  visualizing the Pseudogenes.jpg track" width='80%'></a>
+</div>
+<p>
+More information on this composite track can be found on the
+<a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=hg38&g=pseudogenes&position=default#TRACK_HTML" target="_blank">track description</a>
+page.
+</p>
+<p>
+We would like to thank the Gerstein lab at Yale University for making this data available, and
+Cristina Sisu for providing data in GTF format with parent annotations. We would also like to
+thank Jeltje van Baren, Mark Diekhans, and Gerardo Perez for their efforts on this release.
+</p>
+
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 <h2>Mar. 14, 2025 &nbsp;&nbsp; denovo-db tracks for hg19 now available</h2>
 <p>
 We are excited to announce the release of two
 <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=hg19&c=chr7&g=denovoDbComposite" target="_blank">denovo-db V.1.6.1</a>
 tracks for the hg19/GRCh37 genome assembly. The
 <a href="https://denovo-db.gs.washington.edu/denovo-db/index.jsp" target="_blank">denovo-db
 (version 1.6.1)</a> is a curated database of germline de novo variants in the human genome, defined
 as variants present in children but absent in their parents. With advancements in whole-exome and
 whole-genome sequencing, denovo-db consolidates data from extensive genetic studies, including those
 on neurodevelopmental disorders, but is not restricted to specific phenotypes. This database
 provides essential resources for researchers investigating variant characteristics, mutability, and
 associated phenotypes.</p>
 <p>
 The denovo-db V.1.6.1 composite track contains <a href="https://www.sfari.org/resource/simons-simplex-collection/"