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New NASEM Report Suggests Dropping Race, Ethnicity Tags From Genetic, Genomic Studies

In the report, an NASEM committee has compiled a list of recommendations for genetic researchers to ensure appropriate usage of population descriptors. 

AACC Issues New Cervical Cancer Detection Guidance

The new guidance includes an ideal lab report template and synthesizes guidelines previously issued by three other organizations.

AMP Publishes Recommendations for TPMT, NUDT15 Genotyping Assay Standardization

The AMP Pharmacogenetics Working Group defined clinically relevant alleles that should be included in all clinical genotyping tests.  

Beyond 1M Genomes Project Releases Recommendations to Guide European Genomic Data Initiative
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The project has developed an assessment tool and guidelines to support European efforts to make at least a million human genomes available across the region.

Genetic Testing Should Be Guided by Patients' Best Interests, ACP Position Paper Says

It added that physicians should consider the possible benefits and harms of testing and discuss them with patients.

Jul 22, 2022

UK Team Makes Recommendations for Interpreting Variants in Noncoding Regions
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Jul 12, 2022

NCCN Publishes First Guidelines for Pediatric Brain Cancer, Recommends Broad NGS Profiling

Jul 7, 2022

ESMO Releases Guidelines for Liquid Biopsy Testing in Cancer Patients

May 24, 2022

ACMG Review Finds NIPS Accurately Detects Common Trisomies in General-Risk Pregnancies

May 19, 2022

Medical Genome Initiative Develops Best Practices, Standards for Clinical Whole-Genome Sequencing
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May 11, 2022

Guidelines Update Supports Use of Genomic Tests in Early Prostate Cancer Management

May 4, 2022

Veracyte Reports Progress Across Evolving Lung Test Portfolio
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Apr 28, 2022

ASCO Guideline Update Expands, Clarifies Use of Breast Cancer Adjuvant Treatment Test

Apr 4, 2022

International Heart Rhythm Societies Set Out Recommendations on Genetic Testing for Cardiac Diseases

Mar 28, 2022

Working Group Unveils Draft Guidelines at ACMG for Physicians Managing DTC Genetic Testing Results

Jun 7, 2021

Lynparza Benefit in Early BRCA-Mutated Breast Cancer Reignites Universal Genetic Testing Discussion
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Jan 20, 2021

Biotheranostics' Breast Cancer Index Included in Latest NCCN Guidelines

Dec 2, 2020

CDC Advises Avoiding Holiday Travel, Using SARS-CoV-2 Testing to Mitigate Risk During COVID-19 Surge

Nov 12, 2020

DNA Data Storage Alliance to Work on Interoperability, Industry Roadmap

Oct 30, 2020

ESHG, ACMG Differ Starkly in Recommendations for Reporting Secondary Findings From Genomic Tests
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Sep 10, 2020

NCCN Updates Guidelines Advising Against Using Polygenic Risk Scores Outside of Clinical Trials

Sep 3, 2020

Invitae Launches Study to Explore Impact of Testing Guidelines on Prostate Cancer Patients' Outcomes

Aug 25, 2020

ESMO Recommendations Outline Use of Next-Gen Sequencing in Metastatic Cancer Patients

Jul 21, 2020

NCCN's Updated Inherited Colorectal Cancer Risk Guidelines Features Gene-Specific Information

May 6, 2020

AMP Working Group Recommends Alleles to Include in Warfarin Sensitivity Genotyping Assays

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Genes Linked to White-Tailed Jackrabbits' Winter Coat Color Change

Climate change, the researchers noted in Science, may lead to camouflage mismatch and increase predation of white-tailed jackrabbits.

Adenine Base Editor Targets SCID Mutation in New Study

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, report in Cell that adenine base editing was able to produce functional T lymphocytes in a model of severe combined immune deficiency.

Researchers Find Gene Affecting Alkaline Sensitivity in Plants

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Science have found a locus affecting alkaline-salinity sensitivity, which could aid in efforts to improve crop productivity, as they report in Science.

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.