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Genetic Study of Skin Pigmentation in African Americans Uncovers Links to Vitamin D Deficiency

Starting with a genome-wide association study focused on skin pigmentation, investigators identified genetic variants with additional ties to vitamin D levels.

Enpicom Sees Personalized Medicine Coming Into Focus After Busy 2020
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The Dutch bioinformatics firm's ImmunoGenomiX technology platform is helping researchers develop therapies for COVID-19 as well as for cancer.

HTG to Expand Disease Reach With New Whole-Transcriptome Profiling Product Mid-2021
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The firm aims to launch an early-access program by the end of the year, followed by a second white paper before the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in January. 

Autoimmunity Insights Gleaned From GWAS of Immune Cell Traits

A genome-wide association study focused on hundreds of immune cell features identified genetic risk variants involved in several autoimmune conditions.

Adaptive Biotechnologies, Takara Bio T Cell Receptor Sequencing Methods Rank High in Benchmarking Study
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An international team of researchers put nine immune cell sequencing methods head to head, including RNA-based and DNA-based ones, using the same T-cell sample.

Aug 4, 2020

Sequencing Uncovers Mutation, Treatment for Rare Genetic Autoimmune Disorder

May 7, 2020

Primary Immunodeficiency Study Highlights Monogenic, Common Variant Disease Contributors

Apr 20, 2020

Blueprint Genetics, NICER Consortium Developing Genetic Test for Immunologic, Hematologic Disorders

Feb 13, 2020

Blood Vitamin D Levels Tied to Dozens of Genetic Variants in UK Biobank GWAS

Jan 20, 2020

Multi-Disease Diagnostic Platform Project Receives €22.5M in EU Funding

Dec 19, 2019

Blood Cell Transcriptome Atlas Enables Study of Immune Disorders

Jun 13, 2019

GlaxoSmithKline, UC's Doudna Establish $67M Genomics, CRISPR Research Lab

May 9, 2019

Enpicom, DDL to Partner on Immunogenomics Sequencing, Analysis

Mar 7, 2019

NYCKidSeq Project Aims to Improve Communication of Genomic Test Results
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Jan 30, 2019

iReceptor Plus Consortium Wants to Improve Immunological Data Sharing
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Jan 22, 2019

Circulating B Cell Antibody Repertoire in Healthy Individuals is Highly Diverse, Study Reveals

Jan 15, 2019

Immunological Data Sharing Consortium Wins €8.4M Award From EU, Canada

Nov 15, 2018

Variants Impacting Gene Expression of Immune Cell Types Emerge From Study

Nov 13, 2018

1CellBio, Open Medicine Institute Partner on Single-Cell RNA Sequencing

Oct 9, 2018

10,000 Immunomes Project Establishes Initial Baseline for Healthy Immune System

Sep 28, 2018

Multi-Omic Analysis Finds SCID Gene Therapy Rebuilds Patients' Immune Cells, Microbiomes

Aug 2, 2018

Study Lays Path for Development of Epiontis' PCR-Based Cell-Counting Tests
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Jul 19, 2018

Deep Learning-Based Method Predicts Non-Coding Mutation Effects, Disease Risk
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Jun 20, 2018

Exome Sequencing Helps Diagnose Primary Antibody Deficiency Patients

Apr 26, 2018

Single-Cell Study Finds Chromatin Epigenetic Variability Rises with Age

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Guidelines for Ancient DNA Work

More than two dozen researchers have developed new ethical guidelines for conducting ancient DNA research, which they present in Nature.

And Cleared

A UK regulator has cleared former UK Prime Minister David Cameron in concerns he should have registered as a consultant-lobbyist for his work with Illumina, according to the Financial Times.

Suit Over Allegations

The Boston Globe reports that David Sabatini, who was placed on leave from MIT after allegations of sexual harassment, is suing his accuser, the Whitehead Institute, and the institute's director.

Nature Papers on Esophageal Cancer, Origin of Modern Horses, Exome Sequencing of UK Biobank Participants

In Nature this week: genetic and environmental influences of esophageal cancer, domestic horse origin traced to Western Eurasian steppes, and more.