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New Leukocyte-Linked Loci Uncovered With Multi-Ancestry Genomes
Using genome sequence data for more than 61,800 diverse TOPMed participants, researchers found seven new loci with significant ties to leukocyte traits.
Analysis of TOPMed Genomes Finds Many Previously Undescribed Variants
In the first 53,831 samples, the researchers detected more than 410 million variants. almost 80 percent of which had not been described before.
Heart Transplant Cell-Free DNA Test Enables Earlier Detection of Acute Rejection Than Biopsy
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The researchers hope that donor-derived cell-free DNA testing to monitor rejection can help relieve racial disparities in heart transplant outcomes.
Geisinger Awarded $2.8M Grant for Familial Hypercholesterolemia Research
Geisinger researchers will work with collaborators at the nonprofit FH Foundation to develop new methods for the identification and cascade testing of FH.
Liquid Biopsy Dx Looks for Donor-Derived DNA as Measure of Chronic Lung Transplant Rejection
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A team led by researchers at the NHLBI are testing the efficacy of measuring ddcfDNA in blood as a biomarker of chronic rejection for lung transplants.