University of Texas
Public-Private Effort Leverages WGS to Speed Diagnosis of Rare Genetic Developmental Disorders
Project FIND-OUT aims to recruit 50 infants to study the impact of genetic testing on families and increase access to genetic testing within the US.
Gastric Cancer Single-Cell Transcriptome Study Sheds Light on Disease Development, Progression
Researchers defined informative cell populations in the tissue microenvironment using non-cancerous, precancerous, primary tumor, and metastatic tumor samples.
Biosignatures Show Potential For Predicting Cancer Risk in Non-Alcoholic Liver Disease Patients
Tissue gene expression and blood serum protein signatures distinguished between NAFLD patients with higher or lower risk of hepatocellular carcinoma development or recurrence.
Metastatic Gastric Cancer Outcomes Informed by Single-Cell Transcriptome Profiles
Researchers used single-cell RNA sequencing to delve into intra-tumoral heterogeneity in peritoneal carcinomatosis, identifying a potential prognostic signature.
Ebola Virus Appears to Undergo Distinct Changes in Bat, Human Host Cell Line Experiments
Ebola viruses passaged in bat renal cells appeared to be subject to RNA editing by host enzymes, while more adaptive mutations arose after passaging in a human kidney cell line.