Genetic Research
News on genetic research, including genome-wide association studies, genotyping, metagenomics, basic research in genetics, genomics, and molecular diagnostics.
MyOme, Novi Health Bring Whole-Genome Testing to Workplace Health Programs
Employees at participating organizations will have access to MyOme's reports on single-gene and polygenic disease risks, medication responses, and more.
Newborn Sequencing Finds Treatable Pediatric Conditions in Prospective Belgian Maternity Ward Study
Researchers found 70 rare pediatric disease cases with targeted sequencing on newborns from 3,847 families enrolled in a prospective observational project called BabyDetect.
Sleep Features Linked to Physical, Lifestyle Measures in Phenome-Wide Association Study
With Human Phenotype Project data, researchers performed a phenome-wide association study linking 448 sleep traits to a wide range of lifestyle factors and body characteristics.
Bipolar Disorder Risk Loci, Pathways Uncovered in Multi-Ancestry GWAS
Researchers found genetic loci, genes, and cell types with ties to bipolar disorder or bipolar subtypes with the help of a large genome-wide association study and GWAS meta-analyses.
Through close collaboration of more than 300 genomics and disease experts, the pan-European consortium solved more than 500 difficult cases.