Microarrays & Multiplexing

News on microarrays, multiplexing, genotyping, cytogenetics, gene expression profiling in genetics, genomics, and molecular diagnostics.

GenMark Diagnostics Obtains FDA Clearance for Gram-Negative Sepsis Panel

The test completes a suite of assays designed to detect pathogens that can cause sepsis using the firm's ePlex system.

Hirschsprung's Disease Genetic Analysis Reveals Mix of Common, Rare Risk Variants

Common non-coding variants, along with rarer coding alterations, appear to contribute to a developmental disease with bowel and other gastrointestinal symptoms.

First Epigenetic Signature Test for Inherited Disorders to Launch in the US, Europe

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The clinical genome-wide DNA methylation test can diagnose genetic diseases that are missed by exome or genome sequencing and evaluate variants of unknown significance.

MiR Scientific Prepares to Launch Tests for Prostate, Bladder Cancer

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The company is seeking NY State approval for its lab, which would allow it to offer both tests as LDTs, hopefully by the end of this year or early next.

NanoString, Bio-Techne to Codevelop, Market Integrated RNA Spatial Profiling Workflow

The planned product would combine RNA assays for NanoString's GeoMx digital spatial profiling instrument with Bio-Techne's RNAscope imaging reagents.

Mar 25, 2019

Leukemia Relapse After Stem Cell Transplant Linked to Transcriptional Signature

Mar 22, 2019

Cannabis Testing Labs Adopt Molecular Methods as Throughput, Sample Diversity Skyrocket

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Mar 15, 2019

Opioid Dependence Linked to Decreased Methylation in Several Genes

Mar 11, 2019

Researchers Identify Potential Causal Variants Linked to Blood Cell Traits

Mar 08, 2019

Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia GWAS Implicates Risk Loci with Links to Immune System

Mar 05, 2019

Carpal Tunnel GWAS Highlights Growth-Related Loci, Genetic Ties to Height

Mar 05, 2019

Canker Sore Risk Influenced by Nearly 100 Genetic Variants, GWAS Reports

Feb 28, 2019

Alzheimer's Disease Meta-Analysis Identifies Five New Risk Genes

Feb 26, 2019

New IBD Adverse Drug Response Risk Gene Identified

Feb 26, 2019

COPD Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Numerous Risk Variants

Feb 25, 2019

Insomnia Studies Reveal New Risk Loci, Related Conditions

Feb 25, 2019

Autism Spectrum Disorder GWAS Highlights Common Risk Variants, Overlap With Other Conditions

Feb 22, 2019

Asthma-Linked Loci Uncovered in Genome-Wide Analysis of Individuals of African Ancestry

Feb 13, 2019

Diabetes Genetic Risk Assay Shows Improvement, Investigators Plan IVD Kits

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Feb 08, 2019

Genetic Genealogy Firms Reassure Clients About Data Privacy After FTDNA Divulges FBI Partnership

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Feb 05, 2019

Depression GWAS Meta-Analysis Uncovers New Loci, Potential Drug Targets

Feb 04, 2019

Type 2 Diabetes GWAS Meta-Analysis in Japanese Population Identifies 28 Novel Risk Loci

Jan 30, 2019

Polygenic Risk Scores for Three Psychiatric Disorders Linked to Depression Diagnoses

Jan 29, 2019

Illumina Q4 Revenues Rise 11 Percent; Full Year Revenues Up 21 Percent

Jan 29, 2019

Body Clock GWAS Uncovers Loci Related to Mental Health

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Same Scam, New Tech

Bloomberg reports that the DNA-for-cash deal reported in Kentucky might be a more widespread scam.

Gene Therapy for SCID-X1

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have treated infants with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency using gene therapy in an early phase study.

To Guide the Genealogy Search

St. Louis Public Radio reports that some African Americans are turning to DNA ancestry testing to help guide genealogical searches.

This Week in Nature

In Nature this week: a genomic analysis of the snailfish Pseudoliparis swirei, ancient DNA analysis gives insight into the introduction of farming to England, and more.

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This webinar will discuss how Radboud University Medical Center’s Department of Human Genetics is using exon-level copy number variant (CNV) detection by microarray to assist its efforts in constitutional genome testing.

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