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Embryo Selection From Polygenic Risk Scores Enters Market as Clinical Value Remains Unproven
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Companies are entering the human reproduction field with embryo tests claiming to help minimize genetic risk for a host of complex diseases.

Low, Medium Levels of Mosaic Aneuploidy Among Embryos Don't Affect Birth Rates, Study Finds

An Igenomix-led team finds that low- or medium-grade mosaic embryos have similar birth and miscarriage rates as euploid embryos among IVF patients.

Menopause Timing Influenced by Hundreds of Genetic Loci, New GWAS Finds

The findings, from an analysis of more than half a million women, could eventually be used to avoid or improve fertility treatments, according to the researchers.

Thermo Fisher Scientific, First Genetics to Develop NGS-Based Diagnostics in Russia

First Genetics will market its F-Genetics NGS System and IVD assays to Russian laboratories for reproductive health testing and cancer diagnostics.

IVF Doesn't Increase Chromosomal Instability in Newborns, Study Finds

An analysis of placental, parental, and cord blood samples indicated that an uptick in chromosomal instability in cleavage-stage in vitro fertilization embryos does not persist after birth.

Jan 31, 2019

Genomic Prediction Raises $4.5M

Aug 30, 2018

Celmatix, Ferring Pharmaceuticals Partner to Study Genomics of IVF Treatment Response

Mar 27, 2018

Columbia University Team Develops Nanopore Method for Preimplantation Genetic Screening
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Jul 14, 2017

New Study Bolsters View That Mosaic Embryos From IVF Can Develop Into Healthy Babies
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Jul 7, 2017

Preimplantation Genetic Screening Has Transformed Practice of IVF Clinic, but Cost Remains Barrier
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Jun 16, 2017

Combining PGD and PGS to Select Embryos Increases Pregnancy Rate But Results in Fewer Transfers
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Apr 26, 2016

CombiMatrix Gets Serious About Potential M&A Options in Wake of $8M Offering
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Mar 4, 2016

Episona Finishing Validation of Epigenetic Male Fertility Test With Eye on Q3 Launch
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Dec 28, 2015

Harvard, Peking University Team Combines NGS, Linkage Analysis to Detect Aneuploidy, SNVs for PGD
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Nov 5, 2015

Exome Sequencing Homes in on Gene Linked to Early Human Embryonic Lethality

Feb 3, 2015

For PGS Market Entry, Agilent Draws on Dubai IVF Clinic Partnership, New 16-Plex Array Format
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Jan 20, 2015

Reproductive Health Science Scales up Array Manufacturing to Support EmbryoCellect Test
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Nov 10, 2014

In PGD Study, qPCR Largely Concordant with Array CGH, but May Yield Fewer False Positives
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Aug 19, 2014

Reprogenetics Opens Miami Office to Broaden Array CGH, NGS, Karyomapping PGS Services
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Jul 30, 2014

Illumina Mulls Investments in Array Business, Expects Long-term Growth in Consumer, Ag, IVF Markets
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Jul 29, 2014

Reprogenetics to Adopt NGS for Pre-implantation Genetic Dx to Partially Replace 'Workhorse' CMA
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Apr 8, 2014

Reproductive Health Science Raises $3M, Goes Public as Array-based PGS Test Nears Launch
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Mar 26, 2014

Italian Team Validates Preimplantation Screening Method Behind Illumina's Upcoming Commercial Test
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Feb 12, 2014

NJ Reproductive Clinic to Adopt NGS for Preimplantation Genetic Testing if Validation Trial Succeeds
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Feb 4, 2014

Illumina's Q4 Array Sales Jump 10 Percent on Consumer Genomics, BlueGnome IVF Demand
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Positive Framing of Genetic Studies Can Spark Mistrust Among Underrepresented Groups

Researchers in Human Genetics and Genomics Advances report that how researchers describe genomic studies may alienate potential participants.

Small Study of Gene Editing to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

In a Novartis-sponsored study in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that a CRISPR-Cas9-based treatment targeting promoters of genes encoding fetal hemoglobin could reduce disease symptoms.

Gut Microbiome Changes Appear in Infants Before They Develop Eczema, Study Finds

Researchers report in mSystems that infants experienced an enrichment in Clostridium sensu stricto 1 and Finegoldia and a depletion of Bacteroides before developing eczema.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Specificity Enhanced With Stem Cell Editing

A study in Nature suggests epitope editing in donor stem cells prior to bone marrow transplants can stave off toxicity when targeting acute myeloid leukemia with immunotherapy.