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Metastatic Tumor Subtypes Found With Expression Profiling
Researchers unearthed four metastatic tumor molecular subtypes based on gene expression profiles in patient-derived xenograft and human tumor samples.
Supported by several biomedical institutions, the Texome project aims to offer free whole-exome sequencing to 400 patients with undiagnosed diseases from underserved communities.
Geneial Nabs $2.3M NIH Grant for Rare Disease Data Platform
The genomic data-exchange startup will use the funding to develop a platform through which researchers can access biomedical data on rare genetic diseases.
Pediatric Patients Face Barriers Receiving Exome Sequencing From Insurance, Scheduling Delays
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A recent analysis found that it can take between five days and more than a year from when testing is first considered to sample collection.
New Lung Cancer Susceptibility Loci Detected in Cross-Ancestry GWAS
The meta-analysis involved more than 60,000 lung cancer cases and almost 1 million controls across European, East Asian, and African ancestries.