Microarrays & Multiplexing

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

Native Americans, Polynesians in Contact 800 Years Ago, Genomic Study Indicates

An analysis of more than 800 individuals uncovered evidence of an admixture event between Native Americans from present-day Colombia and Polynesians.

Agendia Settles Allegations of Medicare Fraud for $8.25M

The US DOJ alleged that the company conspired to "artificially delay" ordering its MammaPrint test in order to circumvent Medicare's 14-day rule.

Blood Group Locus Contributes to COVID-19 Severity Risk, GWAS Finds

Using array-based genotyping profiles for COVID-19 cases and controls, researchers identified loci on chromosomes 3 and 9 that are linked to cases with respiratory failure.

U of Edinburgh Study to Use Consumer Genomics Data to Determine COVID-19 Genetic Risk

In the study, called Coronagenes, the team aims to identify genes that influence the risk of developing COVID-19 and affect disease severity.

New Data Support Role of Agendia BluePrint Test in Refining Breast Cancer Subtypes

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At the American Society of Clinical Oncology's virtual meeting, investigators presented two new studies of BluePrint classification patterns.

May 26, 2020

Alcohol Abuse Genetic Study Implicates Additional Variants in Risk of Problem Drinking

May 21, 2020

ALK Gene Linked to Natural Thinness in Genetic, Functional Studies

May 20, 2020

NanoString, OnRamp to Create Cloud-Based Analysis Tools for nCounter Data

May 19, 2020

BioMérieux's BioFire Pneumonia Panel Could Improve Care, Find Secondary Infection in COVID-19 Cases

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May 18, 2020

Breast Cancer Susceptibility GWAS Highlights Dozens New Loci, Some Subtype-Specific

May 14, 2020

CareDx, Veracyte to Commercialize Organ Transplant Rejection Tests on nCounter Platform

May 13, 2020

Gene Variant Associated With Reduced Height Among Peruvians

May 08, 2020

Dilated Cardiomyopathy Risk Loci, Polygenic Score Emerge From Heart Imaging GWAS

May 07, 2020

NanoString Q1 Revenues Shrink 4 Percent but Beat Wall Street Expectations on Top Line

May 07, 2020

Eurofins Technologies Gets CE-IVD Mark for Multiplex Coronavirus Test

May 05, 2020

Glaucoma Protective Variants Uncovered in Genetic Data From UK, Finland

Apr 29, 2020

Broad Institute Researchers Develop Viral Detection Platform Based on Microfluidics, CRISPR Tech

Apr 28, 2020

Core Labs Grapple With Revenue Loss From Pandemic-Related Shutdowns

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Apr 27, 2020

Cutaneous Melanoma Clues Found From Risky SNPs, Related Traits Analyses

Apr 24, 2020

Ancestry to Make Consumer Genomics Database Available for COVID-19 Research Project

Apr 23, 2020

Oklahoma Institutions, Fluidigm Ready to Roll Out High-Throughput COVID-19 Testing

Apr 23, 2020

Finland's Negen Introduces Pharmacogenomics Panel for COVID-19 Therapies

Apr 23, 2020

Veracyte Licenses Lung Disease Genomic Classifier From Yale University

Apr 22, 2020

Researchers See Immune, Age Contributors to Childhood Respiratory Virus Response

Apr 15, 2020

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