Microarrays & Multiplexing

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

Lean Body Mass Meta-Analysis Leads to New Loci

With discovery and replication meta-analyses on data for more than 100,000 individuals, researchers identified variants that influence lean mass near five genes.

Quanterix, Partners Develop PCR-Free miRNA Detection Method for Liver Toxicity Testing

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They demonstrated the applicability of the Simoa platform for nucleic acid detection, and miRNA detection in particular, as Quanterix prepares to launch a new system.

Embark Veterinary Raises $4.5M

The consumer genomics company will expand its suite of canine genetic tests, and has relocated its headquarters from Boston to Austin.

Rare Variants in Three Genes Tied to Alzheimer's Disease Risk in New Study

The presence of these variants also suggested a role for microglia in the development of late-onset Alzheimer's disease, the researchers said.

South Asia Population Study Highlights Founder Events, Recessive Disease Clues

Using genotyping data for thousands of individuals, investigators identified apparent founder events for dozens of South Asian groups.

Jul 13, 2017

Thyroid Cancer Susceptibility Loci Identified In Korean Population

Jun 30, 2017

Ram Group Developing High-Sensitivity Label-Free Sensors for Early Cancer Detection

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Jun 30, 2017

Prostate Cancers From African Americans Show Splice Variants Implicated in Tumor Invasiveness

Jun 28, 2017

Immunovia Opens US Subsidiary, CLIA Lab

Jun 27, 2017

Prostate Cancer Recurrence Signatures Proposed From MicroRNA Meta-Analysis

Jun 26, 2017

Schizophrenia Meta-Analysis Reveals Role for Rare, Damaging Variants

Jun 23, 2017

Heart Disease Variants May Also Affect Reproductive Success

Jun 19, 2017

Psychosis-Associated Mutations IDed in Brain-Expressed Gene

Jun 16, 2017

Cytox Raises £2.6M

Jun 05, 2017

Risky Haplotype for Treatment-Related Premature Menopause Proposed in Pediatric Cancer Survivors

May 31, 2017

NanoString Technologies Announces Common Stock Offering

May 26, 2017

GenomeDx Datasharing System Yields New Insights; Challenges Dx Development Paradigms

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May 26, 2017

Chilean Population Study Sees Disease Risk Differences Tracking With Native American Ancestry

May 22, 2017

Intelligence-Related Variants, Genes Identified

May 22, 2017

Computational Model Offers Clues to Missing Heritability for Complex Human Traits

May 19, 2017

Genetic Loci Linked to Brain Aging Features

May 15, 2017

Akonni Biosystems Raises $4M

May 12, 2017

Prostate Cancer Prognosis, Treatment Response Informed by Breast Cancer Expression Signature

May 10, 2017

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Variability Tallied Across Genomes

May 04, 2017

African Genetic Study Unravels Bantu-Speaking Population History, Relationships