Microarrays & Multiplexing

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

Identity-by-Descent Analysis Uncovers Rare Variant Associations in UK Biobank

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Data presented at the ASHG virtual meeting highlighted the population insights that can be gleaned from IDB profiles in populations, including loci linked to blood traits.

Finnish Population Genomics Study Uncovers Rare, Recessive Disease Candidates

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At ASHG, a FinnGen researcher reported new recessive disease associations for cataracts, hearing loss, and other conditions, identified through the population study.

Alzheimer's Disease Risk Linked to Noncoding Variants in APOE Region

The researchers not only tied a variant near TOMM40 to Alzheimer's disease, but also two variants not previously implicated in risk for the disease.

PathogenDx Partners With Prevenio on Food Safety System

PathogenDx has developed a technology that detects pathogen DNA found on surfaces with applications in agriculture and clinical lab testing.

NanoString Technologies Prices $200M Public Offering

The Seattle-based genomics technology firm said it intends to use the funds for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Oct 07, 2020

Lupus Study Points to Ancestry-Specific Genetic Risk Factors, Treatment Targets

Oct 02, 2020

Tempus, Alimetrix Molecular Coronavirus Tests Get FDA Emergency Use Authorization

Sep 10, 2020

Bristol Team Uses Genetic Analysis to Link Plasma Proteins to Disease Phenotypes

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Sep 10, 2020

Researchers Encourage Forensics Labs to Adopt New Genomic Technologies for Relationship Testing

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Sep 08, 2020

Polygenic Risk Scores Provide Insights Into Drug-Related Liver Injury

Sep 04, 2020

Complex Genetics Identified for Heart Condition Affecting Seemingly Healthy Young Women

Sep 03, 2020

Blood Cell Traits Linked to Individual Loci, Polygenic Contributors in International Studies

Aug 25, 2020

Trial Shows Some Benefit of Genetically Guided Antiplatelet Therapy After Balloon Angioplasty

Aug 19, 2020

Cellink to Acquire Scienion for €80M

Aug 18, 2020

With New NIH Funding, PathogenDx Pivots From Cannabis Screening to Clinical Diagnostics

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Aug 05, 2020

Blackstone to Acquire Ancestry for $4.7B

Aug 03, 2020

Ancestry Rolls Out Sequencing-Based Health Offering Focused on Common Conditions

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Jul 27, 2020

Vizgen Plans Launch of Spatial Transcriptomics Platform Based on MERFISH Technology

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Jul 24, 2020

Norwegian Diagnostics Firm Age Labs to Develop Epigenetics-Based Test for SARS-CoV-2

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Jul 15, 2020

Phenylketonuria Genotypes Vary With Geography, Disease Severity in International Study

Jul 08, 2020

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

Jul 02, 2020

Agendia Settles Allegations of Medicare Fraud for $8.25M

Jun 18, 2020

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

Jun 15, 2020

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

Jun 11, 2020

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

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The Scan

Funds Sought for Vaccine Distribution

The Washington Post reports that US states and territories are seeking more funding for the distribution of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.

Virus Variant From Spain Now Across UK

The strain now accounts for about 80 percent of cases in Wales and Scotland, and about half of cases in England, the Guardian reports.

Unexpected Loss

A new study suggests that using CRISPR to edit human embryonic DNA can lead to the loss of whole chromosomes, as the Associated Press reports.

Science Papers on Long Human-Canine Relationship, Population History of Early East Asians, More

In Science this week: ancient dog genomes highlight long ties with humans, genomic analysis of 40,000-year-old early East Asian individual, and more.

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Expanded Droplet Digital PCR Multiplexing Capability Using Two Different Strategies

Decoding Carrier Screening

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