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Autoimmune Disease Research News

News on research and diagnostics in autoimmune disorders including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and more.

Ampel BioSolutions, Duke Researchers Establish Fibromyalgia Gene Signature
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Ampel will use the signature to develop FibroGene, a fibromyalgia blood test that the company expects to launch next year.

Scipher Medicine Buys Software Firm CrossBridge

Precision immunology firm Scipher said the acquisition of Philadelphia-based CrossBridge is intended to strengthen its data management and analytics capabilities.

Evotec, Hannover Medical School Partner on Multiomic Autoimmune Disease Patient Database

The German medical school will analyze samples from hundreds of Sjögren's and systemic lupus erythematosus patients in search of new treatment pathways.

Enhanc3D Genomics Launches With £10M in Funding to Support 3D Genome Mapping Software
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Babraham Institute spinout Enhanc3D Genomics is offering a software platform to provide high-resolution 3D mapping of noncoding regions of the human genome.

Black Death Sequencing Study Reveals Impacts on Human Immune Evolution, Autoimmune Disease

Researchers profiled DNA sequences in hundreds of ancient Europeans to find immune gene- and autoimmune disease-related variants under selection during the plague pandemic.

Sep 30, 2022

Takeda Crohn's Disease Risk Assay Aims to Help Patients Better Manage Ailment
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Sep 30, 2022

PrecisionLife's Combinatorial Analytics Uncovers Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Susceptibility Genes
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Sep 16, 2022

DxTerity Gets New York State Authorization for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Test

Sep 15, 2022

NIMA Partners, EmpowerDx Collaborate on Celiac Gene Test

Sep 1, 2022

Ampel BioSolutions Enters MDx Market With Lupus, Dermatology Gene Expression Assays
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Jun 21, 2022

Adaptive Biotechnologies Looks to Refocus T-Cell Profiling Tech in Wake of Restructuring 
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May 20, 2022

Gene Expression, Histology Reveal Clues for Targeted Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

May 5, 2022

Adaptive Biotechnologies Making Inroads in MRD, Immune Medicine Businesses
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Apr 27, 2022

Lupus Linked to TLR7 Mutations, Related Signaling Changes

Apr 8, 2022

Single-Cell Sequencing Study Uncovers Blood Cell Type-Specific Features

Mar 3, 2022

Adaptive Biotechnologies Makes Progress Toward T-Cell Assay for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Feb 24, 2022

Scipher Medicine Solidifies Path Forward With New Financing and Data on PrismRA Test
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Feb 24, 2022

Scipher Medicine Nabs $110M in Financing

Feb 16, 2022

Adaptive Biotechnologies to Focus on Immune Medicine, Minimal Residual Disease Testing Businesses
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Feb 15, 2022

New DNA-Based Immune Cell Profiling Method Could Boost Biomarker Discovery
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Jan 24, 2022

Myasthenia Gravis Study Identifies Genetic Risk Loci Affecting Acetylcholine Receptor

Jan 12, 2022

Coral Genomics, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Partner on Study of IBD Treatment Response

Jan 10, 2022

Exagen, QMUL to Develop Molecular Signatures for Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy Selection

Nov 5, 2021

Adaptive Biotechnologies' T-Cell Assay Plans Boosted by Medicare Nod for COVID Test
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Sep 8, 2021

Single-Cell Sequencing Uncovers Signaling Pathways Involved in Skin Discoloration Disorder

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International Team Proposes Checklist for Returning Genomic Research Results

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics present a checklist to guide the return of genomic research results to study participants.

Study Presents New Insights Into How Cancer Cells Overcome Telomere Shortening

Researchers report in Nucleic Acids Research that ATRX-deficient cancer cells have increased activity of the alternative lengthening of telomeres pathway.

Researchers Link Telomere Length With Alzheimer's Disease

Within UK Biobank participants, longer leukocyte telomere length is associated with a reduced risk of dementia, according to a new study in PLOS One.

Nucleotide Base Detected on Near-Earth Asteroid

Among other intriguing compounds, researchers find the nucleotide uracil, a component of RNA sequences, in samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, as they report in Nature Communications.