Researchers compared gene expression patterns in the brains of people with and without schizophrenia to uncover differences in when genes were expressed.
The company expects the rollout of more reliable, user-friendly platforms will increase instrument usage among a substantial segment of its customer base.
The partners are working under NIAAA grants to identify genetic markers to help predict response to the drug acamprosate, which is used as a treatment for alcoholism.
In European American military veterans, the study led to several genetic loci with ties to the severity of a core PTSD symptom known as reexperiencing.
The teams used different sequencing approaches — one using long reads and the other short reads — to uncover repeat expansions in people with a rare disease.
The firm will use the proceeds to continue developing its Proteograph platform, build its proteomic database, and develop liquid biopsy products for early disease detection.
The group will start a pilot study at Columbia University next week to sequence genes from 600 Parkinson's disease patients before expanding to a larger cohort.
Fulgent will use its Parkinson's disease NGS panel to target seven genes linked to the condition and generate curated reports for doctors and researchers.
A large genome-wide association meta-analysis and follow-up analyses revealed eight risk loci involving SNPs previously associated with body traits, metabolism, and psychiatric risk.
Of participants with high genetic risk, 1.13 percent with a favorable and 1.78 percent with an unfavorable lifestyle developed dementia over a median eight years.
Individuals with Alzheimer's disease are enriched for somatic mutations in brain tissue that affect tau-related pathways, as compared to unaffected individuals.
The researchers found that dark regions impact more than 700 protein-coding genes and also identified a novel mutation in a known Alzheimer's disease gene.
The new grant will be used to conduct whole-exome sequencing on 1,000 children participating in an autism spectrum disorder study for the purposes of biomarker development.
A small but significant proportion of autism spectrum disorder cases — particularly those occurring in females — appeared to involve biallelic loss-of function or missense mutations.
Using exome data from Alzheimer's disease cases and controls with or without the APOE4 risk allele, investigators identified potential risk-stratifying variants.
The trials are part of the second phase of the Implementing Genomics in Practice program, which is slated to receive $42 million in funding over 5 years.
The Washington Post reports that a US Senate committee voted this week to approve the nomination of Stephen Hahn to lead the Food and Drug Administration.
In Nature this week: resources for single-cell analysis, little overlap in the microRNAs used by Salmonella and Shigella to infect host cells, and more.
