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Datavant, Cerebral Palsy Research Network Seek Genetic Clues to CP

Barrow Neurological Institute and the University of Utah will use Datavant technology to link known mutations to phenotypes in the disease registry.

RenalytixAI Inks Deal to Introduce Kidney Function Testing Platform at University of Utah Health

RenalytixAI will provide financial support to the University of Utah in the form of sponsored research into kidney disease progression, treatment, and biomarkers.

Family Study Finds Germline Mutation Rates Predict Longevity, Fertility

Study subjects of both sexes who had low germline mutation rates lived nearly five years longer than individuals with high mutation rates.

University of Utah Spinout Eigengene Developing Genome-Wide Signatures for Cancer Diagnostics
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Launched in 2016 by researchers in Utah, the firm recently published a genome-wide signature that predicts survival of glioblastoma patients. 

Ancestors of Neanderthals, Denisovans Interbred With 'Superarchaic' Hominin

This superarchaic hominin population split from other humans about 2 million years ago and interbred with the ancestors of Neanderthals and Denisovans about 700,000 years ago.

Aug 26, 2019

NIH Awards $9.1M to Support Community Outreach Efforts for All of Us Program

Mar 7, 2019

Intermountain Awards More Than $400K in Precision Medicine Grants

Dec 21, 2018

PCOS GWAS Points to Consistent Genetic Contributors Across Diagnostic Criteria

Dec 10, 2018

Developmental Disorder, Other Disease Genes Revealed by Mapping Regions Resistant to Change

Dec 7, 2018

Study Adds to Evidence for Genelex PGx Testing But Proving Value Remains Difficult, Authors Say
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Sep 11, 2018

Nucleosomes Affect Efficiency of Genome Editing by CRISPR-Cas9

Aug 13, 2018

Deep Whole-Genome Sequencing Diagnoses Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy

Mar 6, 2018

Cross-Species Genome Comparison Uncovers Regulatory Elements With Ties to Clinical Phenotypes

Feb 1, 2018

Multiple Myeloma Risk Genes Revealed Through Large Pedigree, Exome Analyses

Oct 27, 2017

Living DNA Initiates Ancestry Testing Project

Sep 26, 2017

Genotyping Appears to Offer Warfarin Dosing Edge in New Clinical Trial

Aug 24, 2017

Epigenetic Differences Found Between Urban, Rural Populations of Darwin's Finches

Jun 22, 2017

Novel Variants in ALS-Linked Genes Found in Sporadic Cases of Disease

May 12, 2017

Metagenomic Analysis Tool Taxonomer IDs Multiple Pathogens From Clinical Samples

Apr 20, 2017

High-Throughput Screen Takes Parallel In Vivo, In Vitro Steps to Assess Splicing Effects
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Feb 3, 2017

NHGRI Commits $31.5M to Expand ENCODE Project

Jan 10, 2017

Gene Expression Analysis of PCOS Suggests Existence of Subtypes

Dec 5, 2016

Supreme Court Patent Cases Haven't Hindered Diagnostics Innovation, Preliminary Data Suggest
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Oct 13, 2016

CRISPR Editing of Hemoglobin Gene Shows Utility of Ribonucleoproteins in Hematopoetic Stem Cells

Sep 30, 2016

Frameshift Genomics Wins NHGRI Grant to Commercialize U of Utah's Iobio Platform
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Another Resignation

According to the Wall Street Journal, a third advisory panel member has resigned following the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of an Alzheimer's disease drug.

Novavax Finds Its Vaccine Effective

Reuters reports Novavax's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19.

Can't Be Used

The US Food and Drug Administration says millions of vaccine doses made at an embattled manufacturing facility cannot be used, the New York Times reports.

PLOS Papers on Frozen Shoulder GWAS, Epstein-Barr Effects on Immune Cell Epigenetics, More

In PLOS this week: genome-wide association study of frozen shoulder, epigenetic patterns of Epstein-Barr-infected B lymphocyte cells, and more.