Each panel that the collaborators develop is expected to be highly multiplexed and syndromic, addressing clinically important infectious diseases in Asia.
While gain-of-function mutations lead to congenital arhinia, inactivating mutations lead to an adult-onset muscular dystrophy, the researchers reported.
Members of the Genome 10K Consortium sequenced the genome of the ocean sunfish, Mola mola, comparing it to sequences from pufferfish and other related species.
The partners will focus on sequencing and analyzing bacteria and viruses that cause a number of diseases as well as those that make up human microbiomes.
The collaboration will further develop Agilent's AssayMAP Bravo platform to bridge gaps in analytical tests and standards for glycoprotein-based drugs.
A senator wants a "right-to-try" provision in the US Food and Drug Administration funding bill, but an ethicist says at Stat News that it would undermine the role of clinical trials.
