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Gene Screening Tool Allows Researchers to Zero in on Variants Influencing Lupus Risk

The variants also hinted that lupus risk may stem from changes to enhancer activity that affects transcription factor binding.

PredictImmune Expands Licensing Deal With Cambridge Enterprise

Under the expanded deal, PredictImmune will have first right of refusal on technologies for predicting disease outcome for systemic lupus erythematosus.

Somalogic Collaborating With Janssen on Protein Biomarker Research

Somalogic will use its SomaScan platform to analyze at least 15,000 clinical samples from Janssen to identify protein biomarkers for various diseases.

PredictImmune Plans 2019 European, US Launches for qPCR-Based Crohn's Biomarker Test
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PredictImmune's test relies on a 16-marker panel run using quantitative PCR to stratify Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis patients according to the severity of their illnesses.

Epstein-Barr Virus Protein, Human Transcription Factors Implicated in Autoimmune Diseases

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center researchers found that disease risk loci overlap with transcription factor binding sites.

Feb 21, 2018

DxTerity LIFT Study Aims to Discover Biomarkers of Lupus Flare
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Feb 23, 2017

Inherited Neanderthal Alleles May Affect Gene Expression in Modern Humans

Jan 20, 2017

Immunovia's Blood-Based Array Test for Lupus Advances in New Study
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Sep 1, 2016

Resolve Therapeutics Quantifies Circulating RNA Role in Lupus, Plans CDx for Investigational Therapy
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Jul 19, 2016

ImmunArray Continues Lupus Rule-Out Assay Rollout, Eyes Longitudinal Testing
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Jul 12, 2016

ImmunArray Lands $10M in Private Financing

Jul 11, 2016

Ten New Lupus-Linked Loci Uncovered Through GWAS Meta-Analysis

Apr 1, 2016

Following $2M Seed Financing, IQuity Aims to Launch First LDT in 2016
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Mar 15, 2016

HealthTell Completes $26M Series B Financing Round

Feb 11, 2016

Immunovia, Lund University Receive $239K Grant to Validate Lupus Dx on Immray Platform

Jan 25, 2016

GWAS Leads to New Lupus Risk Loci in Asian Populations

Oct 9, 2015

Researchers Estimate Heritability of Childhood Autoimmune Diseases

Jun 30, 2015

ImmunArray Launches Multimarker Platform With Test to Rule Out Lupus
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May 5, 2015

Lupus Research Institute, 23andMe, Pfizer Launch 5K-Patient Lupus Study

Jan 12, 2015

23andMe, Pfizer Partner on Genetic Research; Target Lupus

Nov 21, 2014

CareDx, LabCorp Terminate Lupus Test Deal

Sep 24, 2014

NIH Awards $6M to Create Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus Research Network

May 12, 2014

Berg Teams with U of South Carolina on Lupus Biomarker Discovery

Apr 2, 2014

EMD Serono, Pfizer, Broad Institute to Genomically Profile Lupus Patients

May 1, 2013

Hospital for Special Surgery Starts with RNA, CHIP-Seq Projects under New RA and Lupus Genomics Center
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Fertility Fraud Found

Consumer genetic testing has uncovered cases of fertility fraud that are leading to lawsuits, according to USA Today.

Ties Between Vigorous Exercise, ALS in Genetically At-Risk People

Regular strenuous exercise could contribute to motor neuron disease development among those already at genetic risk, Sky News reports.

Test Warning

The Guardian writes that the US regulators have warned against using a rapid COVID-19 test that is a key part of mass testing in the UK.

Science Papers Examine Feedback Mechanism Affecting Xist, Continuous Health Monitoring for Precision Medicine

In Science this week: analysis of cis confinement of the X-inactive specific transcript, and more.