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ACMG Statement Says Preimplantation Polygenic Risk Testing 'Not Appropriate for Clinical Use' Yet

Overall, the organization remains skeptical of the clinical implementation of PRS testing, pointing to limitations of the tests and a lack of evidence for their clinical utility.

Epigenetic Age Acceleration Measures Help Predict Health Outcomes, Mortality in Older People

Researchers compared different DNA methylation-based measures of accelerated aging to other factors for predicting health outcomes and mortality.

Whole-Genome Sequencing Can Help Diagnose Adults With Rare Disease, Study Presented at NSGC Finds
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Using Undiagnosed Diseases Network data, researchers found that whole-genome sequencing leads to diagnoses, even among adults who previously underwent exome analysis.

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Risk Linked to Genetically Mediated Increase in Lymphocyte Count

A team led by researchers at the University of Southern California analyzed genetic links between blood cell traits and ALL susceptibility in children.

NIH Earmarks $38M for Consortium Studying Polygenic Risk Scores in Diverse Populations

The consortium aims to develop and evaluate methods for calculating polygenic risk scores for specific diseases, particularly for people of different ancestries.

Feb 11, 2021

Global, Local Polynesian Ancestry Influence Disease Risk Among Native Hawaiians

Jan 4, 2021

Genetic Score Predicts Prostate Cancer Risk Across Ancestry Populations

Nov 19, 2020

Epic Sciences, USC Michelson Center Sign Licensing Agreement for Liquid Biopsy Research

Jul 10, 2020

Paragon Genomics Betting Updated SARS-CoV-2 NGS Kit Will Enable High-Throughput Research, Testing
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Feb 11, 2020

Healthcare Providers Try New Ways to Share Genetic Test Results With Patients, but Pitfalls Remain
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Oct 18, 2019

10x Genomics Describes Capabilities of Visium Spatial Genomics Product Ahead of Release
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Apr 1, 2019

AACR Meeting Opens With Focus on Personalized Cancer Care Through Technological Convergence

Dec 13, 2018

PsychENCODE Studies Explore Brain Development, Neuropsychiatric Regulatory Features

May 14, 2018

Early Spatial Mutation Patterns May Affect Colorectal Cancer Invasiveness

Mar 21, 2018

Potential Contributors to Extreme Morning Sickness Identified With Help of 23andMe Data

Nov 22, 2017

Multiple Myeloma Patients of African, European Ancestries Harbor Different Gene Mutations

Nov 1, 2017

NIH Awards Grants Supporting Social Epigenomics Research

Sep 22, 2017

Verge Genomics Forms ALS Research Collaboration

Jun 13, 2017

USC, EntroGen Partner on Lung Cancer Liquid Biopsy Study

Mar 30, 2017

NIH Awards Gene Ontology Consortium $2.7M to Improve Knowledgebase

Nov 23, 2016

Epigenetic Differences in Pediatric Brain Cancer Linked to Poorer Prognosis

Jul 12, 2016

Trovagene, USC Collaborate on Deployment of Urine-Based Liquid Biopsy Test

Jul 1, 2016

Chinese Genome Assembled From Long-Read Sequence Data

Nov 10, 2015

USC, Sangamo Scientists Show Improved ZFN Activity in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Genome Editing

Nov 6, 2015

HTG Updates NGS Assay Pipeline; Academic Partners Working on microRNA-Based Ovarian Cancer Subtyping

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Cell Signaling Pathway Identified as Metastasis Suppressor

A new study in Nature homes in on the STING pathway as a suppressor of metastasis in a mouse model of lung cancer.

Using Bees to Gain Insights into Urban Microbiomes

As bees buzz around, they pick up debris that provides insight into the metagenome of their surroundings, researchers report in Environmental Microbiome.

Age, Genetic Risk Tied to Blood Lipid Changes in New Study

A study appearing in JAMA Network Open suggests strategies to address high lipid levels should focus on individuals with high genetic risk and at specific ages.

Study Examines Insights Gained by Adjunct Trio RNA Sequencing in Complex Pediatric Disease Cases

Researchers in AJHG explore the diagnostic utility of adding parent-child RNA-seq to genome sequencing in dozens of families with complex, undiagnosed genetic disease.