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Structural Variants in Advanced Cancers Point to Effect of Treatment, Suggest Resistance Mechanisms

The expressions of hundreds of genes in advanced cancers change in relation to nearby structural variant breakpoints, a new analysis has found.

Germline Cancer Risk Genes May Hold Rhabdomyosarcoma Survival Clues, Study Suggests

Research presented at ASHG suggested that germline cancer susceptibility profiling may help to predict survival outcomes for a subset of rhabdomyosarcoma cases.

Sequencing of Newborns Does Not Create Negative Psychosocial Effect on Families, Study Finds

The researchers also found that there was no lasting psychosocial harm among families who received a monogenic disease risk finding for their infant.

Lung Cancer Features, Treatment Clues Emerge From 'Omic Analysis of Difficult-to-Treat Subtype

With genomic, proteomic, transcriptomic, and other molecular data, investigators defined subtypes of lung squamous cell carcinoma and potential treatment targets or biomarkers.

Jul 12, 2021

Metabolomic Profiling Diagnoses Inborn Errors of Metabolism at Higher Rate Than Traditional Approach

Jul 9, 2021

Human Reference Genome Choice Impacts Variant Calling, but Switching Is Tricky
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Jul 2, 2021

DNA 'Damagenome' May Provide Disease Clues, Study Suggests

May 19, 2021

Analysis Uncovers Hundreds of Autism-Linked Genes Using Evolution-Informed Approach

Jan 7, 2021

Proteogenomic Analysis Uncovers HNSCC Subtypes, Possible Treatment Approaches

Dec 17, 2020

New Rhesus Macaque Reference Genome Holds Potential for Human Disease, Evolution Research

Oct 28, 2020

Additional Genome Sequences Underscores Genetic Diversity of Africa, Ancestral Migrations

May 15, 2020

Emerging COVID-19 Viral Genome Sequencing Assays Provide Alternative to Existing Diagnostics
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Apr 30, 2020

Treatment Clues Gleaned From Molecular Features in Rare Kidney Cancer Type

Feb 14, 2020

Multi-Omic Endometrial Cancer Study Reveals Novel Pathways, Treatment Targets

Dec 12, 2019

Proteomic Subtypes Identified in Pan-Cancer Analysis

Dec 11, 2019

Study Shows Feasibility of Circulating Trophoblast-Based Noninvasive Prenatal Testing
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Oct 21, 2019

Baylor Genetics, Miraca Research Institute Explore EV Purification for Cancer-Based Applications
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Sep 4, 2019

Emedgene Technology Shown to Automate Variant ID in 96 Percent of Cases
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Aug 29, 2019

Baylor, Arizona State University Nab $1.6M NIH Grant to Develop Genome Editing Governance

Jul 30, 2019

Pan-Cancer Study Uncovers TP53 Mutation Consequences, Related Prognostic Expression Signature

Jun 20, 2019

Clinical Exome Reanalyses Lead to New Molecular Diagnoses

May 16, 2019

NCI Pediatric MATCH Trial Interim Data Shows 24 Percent of Patients Eligible for Targeted Therapy
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Mar 31, 2019

CAR T Cell Therapies Targeting HER2, Mesothelin Show Activity in Solid Tumors
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Feb 27, 2019

Genome Sequencing Rarely Leads to Lifestyle Changes in Healthy Individuals, Early Study Results Show

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Omicron's Sewage Path

The New York Times writes that testing sewage is helping public health officials track Omicron.

IBM Sells Part of Watson Health

The Wall Street Journal reports IBM is selling part of its Watson Health business to an investment firm.

Identifying the Right Whales

The Boston Globe writes that genetic testing has helped identify North American right whales and find that weaning can take place earlier than thought.

Science Papers on Approach to Quickly Sort Single Cells, Alternative Splicing in Cancer

In Science this week: high-speed sorting of single cells using fluorescence imaging, and more.