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Akonni Bio Obtains FDA 510(k) Clearance for TruDiagnosis MDx System, PGx Test

Akonni has received clearance for a molecular diagnostic instrument and a saliva-based pharmacogenomics test for warfarin metabolism.

Genotyping Appears to Offer Warfarin Dosing Edge in New Clinical Trial

Results from a randomized clinical trial known as GIFT suggest that genotype-guided warfarin dosing is linked to fewer adverse events than clinical dosing.

U of Chicago Researchers Discover Novel Polymorphisms Associated With VTE in African Americans

The research team found three novel polymorphisms on chromosome 20 associated with an increased risk of blood clots in populations of African descent.

Meta-Analysis Implicates Two New Loci in Venous Thromboembolism

Data from a dozen GWAS led researchers to venous thromboembolism-associated variants in the TSPAN15 and SLC44A2 genes.

JAMA Study Questions Need for Genotype Testing for Clopidogrel

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J&J Booster Support

A US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has voted to support a booster dose of Johnson & Johnson's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, according to the Los Angeles Times.

To Keep the Cases Moving

The president of the UK Royal College of Pathologists tells the Financial Times that more investment is needed to tackle a backlog of cases.

NAS Expels Archaeologist

Science reports Luis Jaime Castillo Butters' expulsion is the first of an international member from the US National Academy of Sciences.

PLOS Papers on Angelman Syndrome-Like Cases, Salmonella Paratyphi A, SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil

In PLOS this week: exome sequencing analysis of Angelman syndrome-like cases, genetic epidemiology of Salmonella Paratyphi A, and more.