Microarrays & Multiplexing

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

Glaucoma Polygenic Risk Score Emerges From Multi-Trait Analysis in UK Biobank Participants

The new PRS could help identify people at increased risk who may benefit from earlier screening and treatment to prevent blindness.

Urinary Metabolite GWAS Leads to Risk Variants, Potential Markers of Kidney Disease

The researchers identified 240 metabolite-locus associations, including novel gene candidates for biotransformation and detoxification reactions.

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Accusing Illumina, Affymetrix of Fraud, Theft of Trade Secrets

The federal court order dismissed the case with prejudice, which prevents the plaintiffs from raising the case again.

The Decade in Proteomics: Most Significant New Instrumentation

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Highlights included mass spec-focused developments like data-independent acquisition and ion mobility along with platforms including Thermo Fisher's Q Exactive.

Genomic Analysis Elucidates Settlement of Brazilian Coast by Indigenous Peoples

By analyzing the genomes of the admixed descendants of the vanished Brazilian coastal Tupí population, researchers worked out how they likely settled there thousands of years ago.

Jan 09, 2020

Heart Failure GWAS Leads to Risk Loci, Causal Clues

Jan 09, 2020

Forensic Genomics Market Advances Due to Consumer Databases, Technology Innovation

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Jan 08, 2020

Obesity Polygenic Risk Score Relatively Poor Predictor of Midlife BMI in Longitudinal Study

Jan 07, 2020

Anxiety GWAS On Million Veteran Program Data Uncovers New Loci

Dec 20, 2019

Prostate Cancer Modeling Study Supports Precision Screening Approach

Dec 12, 2019

Psychiatric Disorders Fall Into Groups With Shared Genetic Contributors in GWAS Meta-Analysis

Dec 12, 2019

Prescient Medicine, Erasmus MC Partner to Study Opioid Addiction Risk Test

Dec 11, 2019

Array Genomics Sets Out to Build Business for Bladder Cancer Test

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Dec 06, 2019

Local Coverage Determinations Roundup: Transplant Genomics, Opko Health

Dec 06, 2019

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

Dec 03, 2019

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

Dec 03, 2019

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

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Nov 26, 2019

NanoString-Based Genotype, Phenotype Test Rapidly Detects Antimicrobial Resistance

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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

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Letting Samples Fly

Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine and Deloitte are looking into the use of drones to transport samples for testing.

Layoffs at 23andMe

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing firm 23andMe is laying off about 100 people.

Dusty Resistance

Researchers from Northwestern University examined dust for antibiotic-resistance genes, New Scientist reports.

Science Studies Use Single-Cell RNA Sequencing to Study Cell States, Apply Deep Phenotyping to Pregnancy

In Science this week: researchers present a computational method for predicting cellular differentiation state from single-cell RNA sequencing data, and more.

Feb

20

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Advances in NGS Gene Expression Studies to Reduce The Cost of Sequencing

This webinar will discuss the use of 3’ mRNA sequencing to reduce the cost of gene expression studies on Illumina NGS systems.

Feb

26

Featured Webinar

Transformation of the Lab to Fight Genetic Illnesses in the Amish and Mennonite Populations

This webinar will explain how the Clinic for Special Children in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, has transformed its DNA workflows to improve the diagnosis and treatment of genetic illnesses that are prevalent in the pediatric population of its community.

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