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Andrea Anderson covers genomics research studies and translational research for GenomeWeb. Find her on Twitter at @andyandy_tk.

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May 31, 2020

Polygenic Risk Score, Family History Refine Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in CHEK2 Mutation Carriers

Breast cancer risk in carriers of pathogenic CHEK2 variants may be classified as low, moderate, or high by adding in polygenic risk score and family history data.

May 05, 2020

Invitae Study Finds Germline Risk Variants in Wide Range of Prostate Cancer Patients

Data presented at ACMG's online annual meeting suggests that more than 10 percent of prostate cancer patients across disease stages carry inherited cancer-related variants.

Apr 29, 2020

Normal Breast Cell Types, States Characterized by Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis

A single-cell "atlas" of pathologically normal breast tissue was presented by an MD Anderson Cancer Center representative at the AACR's online annual meeting this week.

Apr 20, 2020

Teams Scour ACE2 Sequence, Expression Data to Search For SARS-CoV-2 Infection Clues

By tapping into available population sequence and single-cell RNA sequence data, researchers are attempting to understand SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility.

Apr 13, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Genomes Let Researchers Retrace Viral Spread, Mitigation Effects

Researchers have been using Nextstrain, which includes data for thousands of SARS-CoV-2 genomes, to study how the virus accrues mutations over time.

Apr 08, 2020

23andMe to Study Genetic Factors of COVID-19 Severity Using Data From Consented Customers

Drawing from its massive consumer genetic dataset and longitudinal survey data, 23andMe is searching for genetic features that might influence the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Mar 26, 2020

COVID-19 Host Susceptibility Studies Ramp Up Internationally

Investigators worldwide are sharing data to search for features in the human genome that might contribute to COVID-19 susceptibility or progression.

Mar 06, 2020

CHOP Shares Insights, Experience From Centralized Genomic Medicine Lab

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Nearly 3,500 patients were referred to the Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center for exome sequencing or other testing during the clinical program's first four years.

Jan 14, 2020

Immunotherapy Response Prediction Improves With TMB Correction, Other Markers

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Using corrected TMB and other variables allowed Johns Hopkins researchers to more accurately predict response to immune checkpoint blockade in lung cancer.

Sep 30, 2019

Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Investigators Pursue Molecular Targets to Tailor Treatments

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A Phase II trial is pursuing molecularly targeted treatments for CUP as a different Phase III trial failed to find benefit for expression-based primary site therapies.

The Scan

Robots for the Lab

Researchers have developed a robotic lab assistant, the Verge reports.

Ruling Awaited

CBC News reports Canada's Supreme Court is to rule on the constitutionality of the country's genetic non-discrimination law today.

To Find Where It Came From

The Associated Press reports the World Health Organization is sending experts to China to investigate the animal source of SARS-CoV-2.

Science Presents Atlas of Aberrant Cells in Lung Condition, More

In Science this week: atlas of affected cell populations in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and more.

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