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Coronary Artery Calcification Culprits Uncovered in Sequencing-Based GWAS
With whole-genome sequencing on 22,400 multi-ancestry participants, researchers performed a genome-wide association study leading to a vascular calcification contributor.
Fetal Exome Sequencing Studies Point to Noninvasive Prenatal Screening Applications
New research suggests trio exome sequencing on parental DNA samples and cell-free DNA from maternal plasma can successfully uncover clinically relevant fetal variants.
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Awards $21M in Research Grants
The grants will support research using omics and other technologies to study and treat different forms of multiple myeloma including high-risk disease.
Blood Lipid Levels Linked to Rare Long, Noncoding RNA Variants in TOPMed Cohort
With this whole-genome sequence data, researchers unearthed associations between blood lipid levels and dozens of rare variants in long noncoding RNAs.
Human Brain Circular RNAs Linked to Neuron Type, Neuropsychiatric Conditions
Using deep RNA sequencing, researchers identified cell type- and disease-related circRNAs in brain samples from individuals with or without Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease.