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ICCG, Awaiting Funding, Moves Ahead with Plans to Build Database of Genomic, Phenotypic Information
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Members of the International Collaboration for Clinical Genetics gathered earlier this month to discuss the aims of a proposed effort to develop a database of genomic variation.
The International Standards for Cytogenomic Arrays consortium has changed its name to reflect new collaborations with laboratories that rely mainly on next-generation sequencing, as well as with clinical geneticists for whom data interpretation and counseling, rather than technol
ACMG Recommends Replacing Karyotyping with Chromosomal Microarrays as 'First-Line' Postnatal Test
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Some geneticists who use arrays hope the new guidelines, which ACMG updated this month, will prompt other labs to adopt the technology and compel insurance firms to reimburse for the tests.
The addition of SNP content will further enable cytogeneticists using Agilent arrays to detect constitutional abnormalities, and could help make Agilent more competitive against firms like Affymetrix and Illumina that currently sell SNP platforms for cytogenetic research.
Mar 23, 2010