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Microarrays & Multiplexing

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

Local Coverage Determinations Roundup: Transplant Genomics, Opko Health

A bi-weekly listing of recent local coverage determinations from Medicare Administrative Contractors.

Cancer Susceptibility Contributions of Non-Coding SNPs Clarified With Network Approach

Using systems biology, investigators put cancer risk SNPs in a network context, identifying immune, tumor-related, and other genes influenced by the variants in multiple tissue types.

Veracyte Exclusively Licenses NanoString Diagnostic Platform for Up to $60M

Veracyte has also acquired Nanostring's Prosigna breast cancer and LymphMark lymphoma assays and plans to develop diagnostic tests using the nCounter platform.

MedGenome, Thermo Fisher Array for South Asians to Support Consumer, MDx Test Development

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The personalized medicine company hopes to use the new array to inform new consumer and clinical tests, while also making it available to others for research.

NanoString-Based Genotype, Phenotype Test Rapidly Detects Antimicrobial Resistance

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The method, dubbed GoPhAST-R, was codeveloped by researcher from the Broad Institute and NanoString, which now hopes to work with a partner to commercialize it.

Nov 22, 2019

Breast Cancer GWAS Leads to New Risk Loci in Japanese Population

Nov 18, 2019

Schizophrenia Loci Overlap in East Asians, Europeans but Polygenic Risk Scores Don't Transfer Well

Nov 14, 2019

Genetic, Genealogical Study Examines Historical Rates of Extramarital Paternity

Nov 14, 2019

Population Genetic Study of the Americas Reflects Historical Events

Nov 06, 2019

Quanterix Q3 Revenues Increase 41 Percent

Nov 05, 2019

NanoString to Boost Digital Spatial Profiling Through New Panel, NGS-Compatibility

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Nov 05, 2019

Somatic Copy Number Changes in Normal Tissues Near Tumors Shed Light on Oncogenic Processes

Nov 04, 2019

IVF Doesn't Increase Chromosomal Instability in Newborns, Study Finds

Nov 01, 2019

Local Coverage Determinations Roundup: Transplant Genomics

Oct 29, 2019

Mobidiag Inks Distribution Agreements in Europe, Middle East for Dx Products

Oct 28, 2019

ACT Genomics, UCSD Partner for Tumor Microenvironment Immunotherapy Study

Oct 15, 2019

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

Oct 09, 2019

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

Oct 03, 2019

Alfatest to Distribute NanoView Biosciences ExoView Platform in Italy

Sep 30, 2019

PathogenDx Lands $7.5M in Series B Funding

Sep 27, 2019

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

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