Microarrays & Multiplexing

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

GWAS in Diabetes Patients Uncovers Risk Loci for Kidney Disease

Researchers linked 16 genetic loci to diabetic kidney disease, including a common missense mutation in the COL4A3 gene that appears to be protective.

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

Different biological processes appear to drive body mass index during infancy and later in childhood and adulthood, which could inform obesity prevention strategies.

Italian Genetic Population Structure Reflects Complex Migration, Mixing

A genomic analysis of ancient and modern samples revealed population clusters and ancestral contributions stemming from historical migrations and admixture events.

Scottish Genetic Map Reflects Boundaries of Dark Age Kingdoms

Researchers uncovered six clusters among the more than 2,500 individuals they analyzed and noted varying degrees of Norse Viking ancestry in their cohort.

Pleiotropy Analysis Reveals Genes, Variants Shared Across Multiple Complex Traits

Results from some 4,200 GWAS suggest a significant subset of genetic loci contribute to multiple complex traits, though the type of overlap further varied at the gene and SNP levels.

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

Jun 11, 2019

Long-Term Immunity From Childhood Vaccines Linked to Genetic Variants

Jun 11, 2019

Polygenic Risk Scores Predict Heart Disease in French-Canadian Cohort

Jun 07, 2019

NatGeo Discontinues Genographic Ancestry Kit Sales, Will Shutter Service by End of 2020

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Jun 05, 2019

Complex Human Movements in Siberia, American Arctic Traced by Ancient DNA Studies

May 30, 2019

NanoString Partners With CROs to Expand Access to Cancer Research Panel

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Keep Them or Not?

NPR says the explosion and fire earlier this week at a Russian lab that stores dangerous pathogens revives the question of whether such samples should be kept.

Dunno Whose It Is

According to Wired, Nebula Genomics is providing a way for people to get their genomes sequenced anonymously.

Knowing Risk From a Young Age

A 26-year-old woman tells Cosmopolitan about learning her APOE status at a young age.

Science Translational Medicine Paper Finds Drug Combo Boosts KRAS Inhibitor Efficacy in Lung Cancer

In Science journals this week: a functional genomic screen uncovers drug combination that increases KRAS inhibitor efficacy in aggressive lung cancer, and more.

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