University of Montreal
Quest's Haystack Oncology, U of Montreal to Study Liquid Biopsy MRD Test in Colorectal Cancer
The partners will use Haystack's MRD test to assess treatment response and detect early relapse in colorectal cancer patients with liver metastasis.
Blood Cell Traits Linked to Individual Loci, Polygenic Contributors in International Studies
Two new papers have identified thousands of genetic loci with ties to more than two-dozen blood cell traits in individuals from up to five ancestry groups.
Polygenic Risk Scores Predict Heart Disease in French-Canadian Cohort
The two genome-wide scores to predict coronary artery disease risk, which were developed using UK Biobank data, were also valid in French-Canadians.
Proteogenomic Approach Identifies Candidate Tumor-Specific Antigens for Immunotherapies
Researchers were able to identify 40 tumor-specific antigens within two mouse cancer cell lines and seven human primary tumors using this approach.
Rare Variants Play Outsized Role in Human Height
A meta-analysis of hundreds of thousands of individuals led to several dozen rare or low-frequency variants with relatively pronounced effects on height.