Microarrays & Multiplexing

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

Blackstone to Acquire Ancestry for $4.7B

The New York-based multinational investment company will acquire Ancestry from current stakeholders Silver Lake, Spectrum Equity, Permira, and others.

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

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The next iteration of Ancestry's Health experience seeks to provide customers with actionable information about certain commonly inherited health conditions.

Vizgen Plans Launch of Spatial Transcriptomics Platform Based on MERFISH Technology

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The Harvard spinout wants its instrumentation and reagent packages to ease the transition for labs interested in high-resolution imaging studies.

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

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The Oslo-based company plans to develop a test that can identify high-risk individuals based on an epigenetic signature.

Phenylketonuria Genotypes Vary With Geography, Disease Severity in International Study

Analyzing genetic and metabolic data for nearly 16,100 individuals with phenylketonuria, investigators identified disease severity and genotyping gradients, along with predictive clues.

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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May 26, 2020

Alcohol Abuse Genetic Study Implicates Additional Variants in Risk of Problem Drinking

May 21, 2020

ALK Gene Linked to Natural Thinness in Genetic, Functional Studies

May 20, 2020

NanoString, OnRamp to Create Cloud-Based Analysis Tools for nCounter Data

May 19, 2020

BioMérieux's BioFire Pneumonia Panel Could Improve Care, Find Secondary Infection in COVID-19 Cases

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May 18, 2020

Breast Cancer Susceptibility GWAS Highlights Dozens New Loci, Some Subtype-Specific

May 14, 2020

CareDx, Veracyte to Commercialize Organ Transplant Rejection Tests on nCounter Platform

May 13, 2020

Gene Variant Associated With Reduced Height Among Peruvians

May 08, 2020

Dilated Cardiomyopathy Risk Loci, Polygenic Score Emerge From Heart Imaging GWAS

May 07, 2020

NanoString Q1 Revenues Shrink 4 Percent but Beat Wall Street Expectations on Top Line

May 07, 2020

Eurofins Technologies Gets CE-IVD Mark for Multiplex Coronavirus Test

May 05, 2020

Glaucoma Protective Variants Uncovered in Genetic Data From UK, Finland

Apr 29, 2020

Broad Institute Researchers Develop Viral Detection Platform Based on Microfluidics, CRISPR Tech

Apr 28, 2020

Core Labs Grapple With Revenue Loss From Pandemic-Related Shutdowns

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Apr 27, 2020

Cutaneous Melanoma Clues Found From Risky SNPs, Related Traits Analyses

Apr 24, 2020

Ancestry to Make Consumer Genomics Database Available for COVID-19 Research Project

The Scan

Move Away From Basic Research?

Nature News reports that recent proposed changes to the US National Science Foundation have raised concerns about a shift away from the agency's focus on basic research.

Noel Rose Dies

Noel Rose, the "father of autoimmunity," has died at 92, the Washington Post reports.

Flush the System

According to CNN, Legionella was discovered in buildings leased by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as they reopened following coronavirus pandemic-related closures.

PLOS Papers on Malaria in Southeast Asia, Yellow Fever in Brazil, Dengue Virus Genotyping

In PLOS this week: genetic analysis of malaria parasite populations in Southeast Asia, genomic surveillance of yellow fever virus in São Paulo, and more.

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Compatibility of liquid biopsy assays on multiple sequencing platforms

White Paper: Using Single-Cell Multiomics to Reveal New Insights Into Uveal Melanoma Evolution and Therapeutic Resistance

Modular DNA Assembly of PIK3CA Using Acoustic Liquid Transfer in Nanoliter Volumes

Expanded Droplet Digital PCR Multiplexing Capability Using Two Different Strategies

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Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomic Profiling of the Septic Kidney

This webinar will discuss a study that combined single-cell gene expression and spatial gene expression to understand the evolution of sepsis in the kidney at the cellular and molecular level.

Sep

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Spatial Profiling to Assess a Novel Gene Therapy in a Mouse Model of a Rare Genetic Disorder

This webinar will discuss the use of digital spatial profiling to test a gene therapy for CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), a rare X-linked neurodevelopmental disease that causes severe seizures, global developmental delay, and limits a patient’s ability to communicate.

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03

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Implementation of Preemptive PGx Screening in a World-Class Personalized Medicine Program

This webinar will provide an overview of how the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine (CCPM) at the University of Colorado implemented a preemptive pharmacogenomic screening program via a large-scale research biobank and a robust biocomputing system.

Sep

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Development of RNA-Based Predictive Response Signatures as Companion Diagnostics

This webinar, Part 2 of the “Advances in RNA-based Biomarker Development for Precision Oncology” webinar series sponsored by GeneCentric Therapeutics, will focus on the development of RNA-based companion diagnostics for oncology.

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