Erasmus Medical Center
Eye Color GWAS Leads to 50 New Loci, Underscoring Trait's Complexity
A genome-wide association study in almost 193,000 Europeans led to 61 eye color-related loci, some of which also influence iris pigmentation of Asian individuals.
The company believes its combination of deep learning and microfluidic cell sorting could help solve diagnostic challenges and unlock new insights in molecular disease machinery.
GeneCentric, Erasmus University to Research RNA Biomarkers, Therapies for Bladder Cancer
GeneCentric and Erasmus will aim to identify RNA-based drug response markers for existing bladder cancer treatments, as well as discover novel targeted therapies.
Prescient Medicine, Erasmus MC Partner to Study Opioid Addiction Risk Test
Prescient offers a test that is designed to determine an individual's risk of opioid addiction by analyzing 16 genes in the brain's reward pathway.
Dozens of Genetic Variants Influence Volume of Subcortical Brain Structures
Researchers have tied nearly 200 candidate genes, including ones involved in neurodevelopment, apoptosis, and inflammation, to the volume of brain structures.