Microarrays & Multiplexing

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

Researchers Identify DNA Methylation Signature Linked to Aging, Autism in Children

The buccal epithelial cell-based epigenetic clock corresponded with age in those under 20, but skewed slightly higher in a small subset of children with autism spectrum disorder.

PTSD GWAS Meta-Analysis Leads to Identification of Ancestry, Sex-Specific Risk Loci

The search uncovered two post-traumatic stress disorder loci in Europeans and a third in individuals with African ancestry, highlighting immune- and brain-related genes.

Alfatest to Distribute NanoView Biosciences ExoView Platform in Italy

The Boston-based company is working to make its extracellular vesicle detection technology more widely available for research and biomarker discovery.

PathogenDx Lands $7.5M in Series B Funding

The firm will use the funds to continue expanding its technology into food and agriculture testing, in addition to growing its cannabis testing business.

Hearing Loss GWAS of UK Biobank Samples Implicates More Than 40 Loci

The researchers conducted genome-wide association studies of individuals who reported hearing difficulties and those who used hearing aids.

Sep 20, 2019

GWAS in Diabetes Patients Uncovers Risk Loci for Kidney Disease

Sep 04, 2019

Body Mass Index Influenced by Different Genetic Factors During Infancy, Later in Life

Sep 04, 2019

Italian Genetic Population Structure Reflects Complex Migration, Mixing

Sep 03, 2019

Scottish Genetic Map Reflects Boundaries of Dark Age Kingdoms

Aug 19, 2019

Pleiotropy Analysis Reveals Genes, Variants Shared Across Multiple Complex Traits

Aug 09, 2019

Candidate Cancer Genes Identified From GWAS Risk SNPs, Expression Clues

Aug 02, 2019

Genetic Risk of Obesity Mitigated by Different Exercise Types, Taiwanese Study Finds

Jul 29, 2019

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder GWAS in Million Veteran Program Participants Identifies Risk Loci

Jul 19, 2019

New Type 2 Diabetes Locus Identified in GWAS of African Populations

Jul 17, 2019

PathogenDx, Nationwide Laboratory Services Partner on Fungal Testing

Jul 15, 2019

Anorexia GWAS Yields Risk Loci with Metabolic, Psychiatric Overlap

Jul 11, 2019

Cancer Detection Firm StageZero Raises C$2.7M

Jul 02, 2019

Noninvasive Endometriosis Test Developer DotLab Secures $10M in Series A Funding

Jun 28, 2019

Akonni Biosystems Developing Multi-Target Infectious Diseases Tests for Newly Cleared TruDx System

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Jun 27, 2019

Ultivue Closes $22M Series C Round

Jun 24, 2019

Heart Failure Regulatory Gene Revealed in Tissue Transcriptome Study

Jun 19, 2019

Diverse Population GWAS Delivers Distinct Disease, Trait Associations

Jun 18, 2019

Bioké to Distribute Parallex Microarray Products

Jun 14, 2019

Genes for Good Project Seeks Funding, Collaborations to Advance Use of Genetic Database

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Jun 13, 2019

Fetal Genetic Variants Implicated in Spontaneous Preterm Birth Risk