CHOP

Investigators identified ties between autism spectrum disorder and mitochondrial haplogroups in mtDNA variant data from nearly 1,000 ASD-affected families.

Hospital will partner with several other institutions in this effort to support data-driven research into pediatric cancers and structural birth defects.

Mutations in the WDR26 gene appear to contribute to a condition marked by intellectual disability, facial dysmorphism, and movement problems.

The study will use NantHealth's GPS Cancer test to help treat adult and pediatric brain cancer patients.

NantHealth, CHOP, and their collaborators intend to release genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic data from 1,600 patients in the next six months

Called the Roberts Collaborative for Genetics and Individualized Medicine, the program was established with a $25 million gift from Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and members of his family.