The deal allows PerkinElmer to expand its portfolio of automated life sciences discovery and applied genomics products to include gene editing and gene modulation tools.
Genes in immune-related pathways were among those flagged when researchers used RNA sequencing on blood samples to look at functional genetic features in the population.
Antibacterial and psychiatric drugs could counteract gene expression patterns seen in COVID-19, according to data presented at the virtual ASHG conference.
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology researchers sequenced the nuclear genome isolated from 34,000-year-old skull bone uncovered in eastern Mongolia.
At ASHG, a FinnGen researcher reported new recessive disease associations for cataracts, hearing loss, and other conditions, identified through the population study.
The firms will conduct PacBio whole-genome sequencing on epilepsy patients to generate variant profiles that can help the development of diagnostic assays.
More than 198,000 LOF variants turned up in exome sequences from 49,960 UK Biobank participants, including variants with potential ties to human traits.
The study compared SARS-CoV-2 to SARS-CoV-1 and MERS to find viral commonalities, and combined the analyses with real-world clinical data to suggest treatments.
The researchers analyzed nearly a dozen new samples from various regions of Vanuatu and different eras in combination with previously published samples.
The researchers said their analysis of healthcare and exome data identified 285 genes overall that were significantly associated with developmental disorders.
The genome-wide association study, conducted by a DeCode Genetics-led team, further uncovered variants influencing the perception of licorice and cinnamon smells.
The effort, which will be the flagship project of the Children's Mercy Research Institute, aims to collect genomic data from 30,000 children and their families.
