Microarrays & Multiplexing

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

Genome-Wide Study Uncovers Variants Explaining Majority of SNP Heritability of Red Hair

Using UK Biobank data, the researchers uncovered new variants in MC1R, as well as eight other variants, that influence whether someone has red hair.

Amended Lawsuit Against Illumina, Thermo Fisher, Others Names Additional Defendants

The suit names additional defendants and includes additional details about the technology Illumina is accused of appropriating.

Illumina Donates Genotyping Arrays to All of Us Research Program

The company will donate the Infinium Global Diversity array it developed for the program to the three All of Us genome centers to process up to 1 million samples.

Colorectal Cancer Risk Linked to Common, Rare Variants

Researchers identified 40 new and 55 known risk variants using a GWAS meta-analysis that included low-frequency variants gleaned from genome sequence data.

Gallstone Disease Meta-Analysis Leads to Bile Transport, Cholesterol Pathways

A GWAS meta-analysis involving hundreds of thousands of cases and controls led to new and known gallstone disease-associated variants at 28 loci.

Nov 29, 2018

Methylation Atlas Aims to Link Cell-Free DNA to Tissue, Cell Types of Origin

Nov 26, 2018

ADHD Risk Variants Identified

Nov 20, 2018

BD, Cellular Research Sue 10x Genomics for Infringing Single-Cell Analysis Patents

Nov 20, 2018

BMI-Related Variants in Children May Influence Parental Feeding Patterns

Nov 16, 2018

Coffee Consumption Linked to Genetic Markers for Bitter Taste Perception

Nov 14, 2018

Genetic Disease Risk Estimates May Be off in Populations Not Covered by GWAS

Nov 09, 2018

Non-Cancerous Prostate Disease GWAS Uncovers PSA Level-Linked Variants

Nov 01, 2018

Roche Developing Digital PCR Platform

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Oct 29, 2018

Osteoarthritis Risk Linked to Novel Genetic Loci

Oct 29, 2018

NanoString, MacroGenics Collaborate to Identify, Develop Immuno-Oncology Biomarkers

Oct 25, 2018

Leica Biosystems, Ultivue to Comarket Platforms for Biomarker Detection

Oct 25, 2018

Stroke Risk Tied to Genetics, Lifestyle in UK Biobank Analysis

Oct 24, 2018

Illumina Points to Clinical Sequencing, Consumer Genomics for Future Growth

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Oct 23, 2018

Illumina Revenues Increase 20 Percent in Q3

Oct 23, 2018

Warfarin Bleeding Risk SNPs Identified in African Americans

Oct 22, 2018

GeneATLAS Database Documents Diverse Trait Associations Detected With UK Biobank Data

Oct 19, 2018

Low-Frequency Genetic Variations Contribute to Multiple Sclerosis Risk

Oct 16, 2018

Team Taps Large Population PheWAS For Clues to Drug Targets, Side Effects

Oct 15, 2018

Diagnomics, Translational Software Ink Partnership on PGx Test Reports

Oct 11, 2018

Multiple Myeloma Subtypes Linked to Patients' African Ancestry

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Yep, Couple of Concerns There

Publication of He Jiankui's work on gene-edited infants would raise ethical concerns for journals, Wired and others report.

Passing on Trauma, Maybe

The New York Times reports that evidence linking trauma in one generation to epigenetic effects that influence subsequent generations may be overstated.

Told to Pause

ScienceInsider reports that US National Institutes of Health researchers were told in the fall they could not obtain new human fetal tissue.

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In PNAS this week: skin pigmentation evolution among KhoeSan, biomarkers for dengue virus progression, and more.

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