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Cardio Diagnostics Enters Private Financing Agreement for up to $11.2M

The firm intends to use the proceeds to accelerate the adoption of its PrecisionCHD and Epi+Gen CHD tests and to launch additional tests.

Polygenic Risk Score, AI Tool May Help Patients Reduce Inherited Heart Disease Risk, Study Suggests
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University of Cambridge researchers said at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting that they plan to make the PRS and AI tool publicly available through an online app.

Venous Thromboembolism Risk Rise Reported in Individuals With Extra Sex Chromosomes

Researchers saw a significant uptick in VTE risk in individuals with supernumerary sex chromosome aneuploidies in both the Geisinger MyCode and UK Biobank cohorts.

Cardio Diagnostics Prepares for New Test Launches Following IPO
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The firm uses epigenetic and genetic information, along with machine learning to determine a patient's risk of cardiovascular disease.

Heart Disease Genes Flagged by Rare Variant Analysis of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

With exome sequencing, researchers found risky rare variants in genes involved in vascular connective tissue disease, related monogenic conditions, or past association studies.

Aug 23, 2022

Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Informed by Genome-Wide Polygenic Score for Heart Disease

Jun 9, 2022

LDLR Variant Linked to Increased Blood Lipid, Heart Disease Levels in Greenland Population

May 31, 2022

Cardio Diagnostics to Go Public via Merger With SPAC

May 18, 2022

Study Explores Familial Hypercholesterolemia Genetic Risk, Targeted Screening Possibilities

Apr 21, 2022

Industry Testing Alliance Seeks to Broaden Use of Cardiogenomic NGS Panels
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Apr 4, 2022

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

Feb 25, 2022

Brugada Syndrome GWAS Reveals Role of Sodium Channel, Other Contributors to Heart Condition

Feb 17, 2022

UK Biobank Exome Study Uncovers Rare Variants Contributing to Cardiometabolic Disease, Traits

Jan 18, 2022

NHS, Genomics PLC to Integrate Polygenic Risk Scores With Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Dec 1, 2021

Metabolomic Study Links 13 Metabolites to Coronary Heart Disease Risk Among African Americans

Oct 27, 2021

Polygenic Risk Scores Edge Toward Clinic, Though Disease Prediction Utility Questions Linger
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Jul 6, 2021

MIT-Led Team Develops Genomics Platform to Support Heart Disease Treatment Decisions
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Mar 23, 2021

Finnish Cardiometabolic Study Uncovers Strong Effect of Structural Variants

Mar 17, 2021

Genomics Plc Looks to Grow 'Genomic Prevention' With Polygenic Risk Scores
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Jan 25, 2021

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Studies Reveal Common Contributors, Risk Score

Dec 3, 2020

Pharmacogenetic Testing for Statin Side Effects Doesn't Result in Worse Blood Cholesterol Levels

Nov 23, 2020

Rare Variant Study Suggests Blood Pressure Traits May Have Ties to Development, Heart Conditions

Sep 4, 2020

Complex Genetics Identified for Heart Condition Affecting Seemingly Healthy Young Women

Sep 3, 2020

Blood Cell Traits Linked to Individual Loci, Polygenic Contributors in International Studies

Jun 29, 2020

Noncoding De Novo Mutations Contribute to Congenital Heart Disease, Sequencing Study Finds

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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.