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Everything Genetic, Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services Jointly Launch Cancer NGS Service in UK
BSPS will provide cancer sequencing services using two cancer gene panels currently under development at Everything Genetic to customers across the UK.
The UK government said it will also invest £26 million to support cancer genomics research, and an additional £22 million to improve genomic data diversity.
NHS England Unveils Five-Year Genomic Healthcare Strategy
The new strategy places genomics at the heart of a new effort to deliver a sustainable model of healthcare for patients.
Hearing Loss GWAS Meta-Analysis Highlights Cochlear Structure Role in Hearing Impairment
Investigators saw a role for the stria vascularis in hearing loss with genetic data for 147,997 hearing loss cases and 575,269 controls, coupled with follow-up functional analyses in mice.
The assay and point-of-care device were implemented in a trial in cooperation with clinical partners based at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.