Show Notes
This release contains only the music track from Base by Base Episode 73.
Song title: Don’t Cut the Line Too Early
Original Base by Base episode: 73: Family history and genetics in dementia
Article metadata:
Article title: Assessing family history and approaches for identifying dementia patients with diagnostically significant genetic findings
Journal: Genetics in Medicine
DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2025.101517
Reference: König T, Silvaieh S, Parvizi T, Wurm R, Goeschl S, Uhlik E, Farr C, Berger-Sieczkowski E, Untersteiner H, Zimprich A, Stögmann E. Assessing family history and approaches for identifying dementia patients with diagnostically significant genetic findings. Genetics in Medicine. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2025.101517
Lyrics:
Verse 1
In the quiet room where questions glow,
We trace the stories families know.
Names and years, a fragile thread,
To find the reason in what’s left unsaid.
Pre-Chorus
Not every signal screams out loud,
Some hide in patterns, in the crowd.
So we listen close, we read between,
The almosts, the maybes, the unseen.
Chorus
Don’t cut the line too early, don’t close the door,
There’s more in the history than we knew before.
If the timing and the story fit, the answer might appear,
We test with care, we name what’s there—
So nobody disappears.
Verse 2
Some paths point to borrowed time,
Some to a code that bends the mind.
A single letter, a subtle shift,
Can change the map, can change the drift.
Bridge
Raise the yield without losing heart,
Choose the right place to start.
Not too strict, not too wide,
Let the evidence be our guide.
And when the cutoff moves too fast,
We miss the ones that could have matched.
Final Chorus
Don’t cut the line too early, don’t close the door,
There’s more in the history than we knew before.
Stratify the risk, then step into the light,
Test with purpose, name the cause—
Turn uncertainty to right.
