Microarrays & Multiplexing

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

Broad Institute, Mass General Team Develops Polygenic Risk Scores for Five Common Diseases

Genome-wide polygenic risk scores highlight those at risk of coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, type 2 diabetes, IBD, and breast cancer.

Endometrial Cancer Meta-Analysis Leads to New Risk Variants, Causal Gene Candidates

With genotyping data for more than 100,000 endometrial cancer cases and controls, researchers found nine new risk loci before delving into genes and pathways involved.

Pathogen Response-Related Variants Tapped for Broader Disease Insights

Researchers integrated results from a pathogen-host association study with available clinical data to find variants influencing both infection responses and other disease risks.

Lawsuit Against Illumina, Thermo Fisher, Others Alleges Fraud, Theft of Trade Secrets

The lawsuit makes broad accusations that companies stole trade secrets related to universal array technology.

Twin Study Distinguishes Methylation Profiles Responding to Genetic, Environmental Factors

Researchers used array-based DNA methylation data to quantify methylation levels in almost 1,500 identical or non-identical twins.

Jul 31, 2018

Population Sequencing, Consumer Genomics, Clinical Market Poised to Drive Illumina's Growth

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Jul 31, 2018

DNA Chip Developer Centrillion Raises at Least $56M, Signs Partnerships

Jul 30, 2018

Massive Atrial Fibrillation GWAS Leads to 80 New Risk Loci

Jul 26, 2018

Bone Density GWAS Leads to New Loci, Osteoporosis Risk Score

Jul 25, 2018

Sleep, Depression Appear to Involve Shared Gene Networks

Jul 23, 2018

Vela Diagnostics Accelerates Entry Into US Microbiology Market With Great Basin Buy

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Jul 17, 2018

PathogenDx Closes $3.4M Convertible Note Round

Jul 17, 2018

Hay Fever Genetic Analysis Highlights Risk Loci Linked to Immune System

Jul 13, 2018

Copy Number Profiles Point to Possible Prognostic Alterations in Liver Cancer Metastases

Jul 12, 2018

Researchers Develop 'Nanotweezer' Microchip for Real-Time SNP Detection

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Jul 11, 2018

Mosaic Chromosomal Alterations in Blood Help Explain Origins of Clonal Hematopoiesis

Jun 27, 2018

Lifestyle, Genetics Independently Predict Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes Risk

Jun 19, 2018

MS Risk Linked to HLA Haplotype Mediated by Altered Methylation

Jun 14, 2018

Mt. Sinai-Led Team Develops RNA Sequencing Classifier to Diagnose Mild, Moderate Asthma

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Jun 14, 2018

Bipolar, Schizophrenia GWAS Leads to Shared, Distinct Risk Variants

Jun 11, 2018

Prostate Cancer Meta-Analysis Leads to New Risk Loci, Polygenic Risk Score

Jun 06, 2018

New Atlas Outlines Interactions Between Genetic Variants, Plasma Protein Levels

Jun 05, 2018

All of Us Program Plans to Return Disease Variants, PGx Results, Primary Genomic Data

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Jun 05, 2018

WIN Consortium Applies Transcriptomics to Bolster Patient Matching in Precision Oncology Study

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May 29, 2018

Myopia Meta-Analysis Expands, Clarifies Pathways Contributing to Refractive Eye Errors

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