University of Edinburgh
Epigenetic Study Finds Novel Associations Between DNA Methylation, Common Diseases
Researchers analyzed DNA methylation patterns in whole blood samples from more than 18,000 Scottish individuals to find associations with common diseases.
More Than Two Dozen Genetic Variants Linked to Severe COVID-19 in Meta-Analysis
This meta-analysis of genome-wide association study data could help in the development of new therapeutics for critically ill COVID-19 patients.
Infant Microbiome Development Traced to Multiple Maternal Transmission Sources
Researchers assessed maternal and infant samples over time, uncovering a similar proportion of maternal microbes in microbiomes from cesarean or vaginal birth babies.
Multiomic Study Points to New Colorectal Cancer Risk Contributors
Researchers tracked down more than 100 new risk variants with a combination of genomic, transcriptomic, and methylation analyses, highlighting new and known risk pathways.
Dyslexia GWAS Leads to Dozens of Risk Loci, Polygenic Risk Score
A genome-wide association study that included more than a million cases or controls led to 42 genetic risk loci for dyslexia, along with a polygenic risk score.