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Study of Sudden Unexpected Death in Children Reveals New Genetic Factors

The exome sequencing study, presented at the ACMG annual clinical genetics meeting, implicated several neurological, cardiac, and systemic disease genes in the condition.

Boston Children's Coronavirus Test Gets Emergency Use Authorization

The test is designed to detect one target sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein gene in nasopharyngeal and certain other respiratory specimens.

Children's Hospital Network Wins $8.5M NIH Grant to Expand Data-Sharing Initiative

The Genomics Research and Innovation Network has built an open-source system for querying genotype-phenotype databases at its member hospitals.

Interoperability Network Helps Children's Hospitals Aggregate Genotype-Phenotype Data
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The Genomics Research and Innovation Network (GRIN) is a federated platform from three major pediatric hospitals to assist in research and treatment of rare diseases.

Beyond Celiac Grants $160K for Transcriptomics Pilot Study

The award will go to Jocelyn Silvester of Children's Hospital Boston, to fund transcriptomics research on intestinal inflammation caused by gluten.

Jul 23, 2019

Rapid Evolution of Genome Base Editors Improves Editing Efficiency

Jun 17, 2019

Autism Exomes Support Recessive Gene Contributors, Female Protective Effect

Mar 12, 2019

Integrated Blood Analysis Offers Look at Immune Development Over Infants' First Week

Jan 3, 2019

BabySeq Project Uncovers Risk of Childhood-Onset Disease in 9 Percent of Newborns

Nov 9, 2018

National Cancer Institute Awards $4M to Brain Tumor Sequencing Projects

Sep 14, 2018

Families Declining Enrollment in BabySeq Cite Lack of Interest in Research, Logistical Challenges

Aug 24, 2018

Boston Researchers Link Gene to Neural Development of Speech, Swallowing

May 18, 2018

Boston Children's Hospital Working to Demonstrate Clinical Utility of Rapid Exome Sequencing in NICU
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Apr 11, 2018

Newborn Screening for Hearing Loss Might Benefit From Genomic Testing
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Jan 19, 2018

Claritas Genomics Shuts Down Operations

Dec 7, 2017

Single-Cell Approaches Reveal Brain Cell Mutations During Aging, Development

Oct 20, 2017

BabySeq Carrier Results Go Beyond Commercial Carrier Tests, Inform Parents' Reproductive Plans

Oct 17, 2017

Amgen, Boston Children's Hospital Collaborate to Find Pain Syndrome Genes

Jul 6, 2017

Defect in Muscle Cell Fusion Gene Linked to Rare Autosomal Recessive Syndrome

Apr 28, 2017

Cambridge Epigenetix Licenses Boston Children's Hospital DNA Methylation IP

Feb 27, 2017

Mutations in DCC Gene Linked to Multiple Brain Malformation Conditions

Mar 14, 2016

BabySeq Researcher Presents Initial Findings at ACMG

Nov 10, 2015

Boston Children's Hospital Taps Watson to Explore Rare Pediatric Diseases

Sep 16, 2015

Dana-Farber Researchers Use Gene Editing to Short-Circuit Sickle Cell Disease

Aug 7, 2015

New Study Describes Development of Simoa Assays for C. Diff Toxin Detection
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Guidelines for Ancient DNA Work

More than two dozen researchers have developed new ethical guidelines for conducting ancient DNA research, which they present in Nature.

And Cleared

A UK regulator has cleared former UK Prime Minister David Cameron in concerns he should have registered as a consultant-lobbyist for his work with Illumina, according to the Financial Times.

Suit Over Allegations

The Boston Globe reports that David Sabatini, who was placed on leave from MIT after allegations of sexual harassment, is suing his accuser, the Whitehead Institute, and the institute's director.

Nature Papers on Esophageal Cancer, Origin of Modern Horses, Exome Sequencing of UK Biobank Participants

In Nature this week: genetic and environmental influences of esophageal cancer, domestic horse origin traced to Western Eurasian steppes, and more.