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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.

Genomics England, NHS to Lead £105M UK Study with Aim to Sequence 100K Newborns
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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.

UK Study Supports Clinical Adoption of Genedrive Newborn Hearing Loss Test Within NHS
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The assay and point-of-care device were implemented in a trial in cooperation with clinical partners based at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

Mar 29, 2022

UK Report Urges Widespread NHS Uptake of Pharmacogenomics

Mar 17, 2022

UK Researchers Aim to Discern New Polygenic Risk Scores from 5 Million Genotypes
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Feb 17, 2022

Whole-Genome Sequencing Can Diagnose Neurological Repeat Expansion Disorders, UK Study Finds

Jan 18, 2022

NHS, Genomics PLC to Integrate Polygenic Risk Scores With Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Nov 11, 2021

Whole-Genome Sequencing Shines for Rare Disease Diagnosis in 100K Genomes Pilot Study

Mar 23, 2021

Medics.Academy, Guy's and St Thomas' Partner on Genomics Education for Healthcare Workers

Jan 29, 2021

Genomics England Preps for NHS Genomic Medicines Service Launch With New Focus, Tools
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Dec 18, 2020

UK Launches Public-Private iDx-Lung Consortium to Improve Early Detection of Lung Cancers

Dec 10, 2020

Following Acquisition, UK Firm MyHealthChecked Launches SARS-CoV-2 Consumer Testing Service
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Dec 3, 2020

DnaNudge Deploys Direct-to-Consumer Service for PCR-Based Pool Testing of SARS-CoV-2
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Nov 30, 2020

Grail Inks Deal With UK National Health Service to Offer Cancer Screening Blood Test in 2021

Nov 3, 2020

UK to Offer COVID-19 Testing for All Liverpool Residents, Workers in Pilot Program

Oct 7, 2020

Nvidia Expands Genomics Activities With Supercomputer, New Partnerships
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Sep 2, 2020

UK Invests $667M to Expand SARS-CoV-2 Testing Capacity

Aug 7, 2020

NHS Wales Introduces Whole-Genome Sequencing for Critically Ill Newborns, Children
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Aug 3, 2020

NHS Will Roll Out COVID-19 Tests From DnaNudge, Oxford Nanopore Across UK

Jul 2, 2020

Genomics England, Sano, Zetta Building Platform to Support Rare Disease Patient Participation
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Jun 19, 2020

Bionano Genomics Q1 Revenues Drop 39 Percent

May 12, 2020

Illumina, UK Agencies Partner on £28M Sequencing Study of COVID-19 Patients

May 5, 2020

Scottish Researchers, Oxford BioDynamics Partner to Identify Epigenetic COVID-19 Biomarkers
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UK Team Presents Genetic, Epigenetic Sequencing Method

Using enzymatic DNA preparation steps, researchers in Nature Biotechnology develop a strategy for sequencing DNA, along with 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, on existing sequencers.

DNA Biobank Developed for French Kidney Donors, Recipients

The KiT-GENIE biobank described in the European Journal of Human Genetics contains DNA samples, genotyping profiles, immune patterns, and clinical features for thousands of kidney donors or transplant recipients in Nantes, France.

Cardiometabolic Disease May Have Distinct Associations With Microbial Metabolites in Blood, Gut

By analyzing gut microbes in combination with related metabolites in feces and blood, researchers in Nature Communications found distinct cardiometabolic disease relationships at each site.

Study Reveals New Details About Genetics of Major Cause of Female Infertility

Researchers in Nature Medicine conducted a whole-exome sequencing study of mote than a thousand patients with premature ovarian insufficiency.