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Valted Seq Lands Exclusive Rights to Evaluate Johns Hopkins Neurodegenerative Disease Dx Assays

The biomarker assays could one day be used as companion diagnostics for new treatments of Parkinson's and related diseases.

Illumina, Geneseeq Technology to Collaborate on IVD Cancer Testing Kits in China

The deal to create a comprehensive genomic profiling test for Illumina's NextSeq 550Dx comes months after the instrument received regulatory approval in China.

Blood, Urine Biomarker Study Leads to Linked Loci, Disease-Related Risk Scores

By uncovering genetic factors behind blood and urine biomarkers, researchers came up with polygenic scores related to biomarker status and related disease risk.

Personalis Sees New Neoantigen Platform Driving Improved Immunotherapy Prediction
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Early data around an initial composite assay showed it can predict immunooncology drug responses more accurately than tumor mutational burden.

Illumina, PierianDx Expand Partnership on Cancer Panel Test Reporting

The deal builds on a non-exclusive partnership signed in January 2019 and PierianDx will now support three more Illumina cancer sequencing assays.

Nov 17, 2020

SpeeDx Expanding MDx Portfolio With Respiratory Virus Host-Response Test
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Sep 24, 2020

Exact Sciences Stock Soars on New Data Around Pan-Cancer Liquid Biopsy Test

May 21, 2020

Q&A: ACMG Work Group Hoping to Spark Discussion on Reporting Germline Findings From Tumor Testing

Feb 13, 2020

Genetron Health Obtains Regulatory Approval in China for NGS Instrument, Lung Cancer Panel

Feb 12, 2020

Exact Sciences Boosting Position in Cancer Dx Market Through M&A
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Jan 29, 2020

Arbor Biosciences, Biosearch Technologies Ink Global Distribution Deal for Ag-Bio NGS Panels

Dec 6, 2019

Local Coverage Determinations Roundup: Transplant Genomics, Opko Health

Dec 4, 2019

Ambry Genetics, Caris Life Sciences Partner on Cancer Genetic Testing

Nov 19, 2019

Upgrades to CareDx's AlloSure Test Enable Earlier Detection of Transplant Rejection
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Oct 30, 2019

Exact Sciences Preparing to Launch Improved Cologuard, Liver Cancer Test
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Aug 21, 2019

Aqualung Therapeutics Wins $225K NIH Grant to Develop Respiratory Distress Biomarker Panel

Jun 24, 2019

Gene Expression Signature Under Development Predicts Lung Cancers Likely to Spread to Brain
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Jan 24, 2018

Invitae Shares Data From Proactive Genetic Testing Pilot; Lowers Patient-Pay Panel Pricing
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Jan 3, 2018

Yale Researchers Find Host mRNA, Protein Biomarkers Predictive of Viral Infections
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Nov 3, 2017

CMS 14-Day Rule Revisions Ease Precision Medicine Access for Patients, Stakeholders Say
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May 8, 2017

Oxford Gene Technology Bets on Design, Flexibility to Woo Clinical Labs With New NGS Cancer Panel
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Mar 3, 2017

Angsana Cancer Fusion Panel Selected for Ignyta Clinical Trial

Feb 6, 2017

Pancreatic Cancer Liquid Biopsy Test to Be First Product of Harvard Spinout Biomarx Therapeutics
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Jan 17, 2017

Celmatix Launches Blood-Based Genetic Screen for Fertility in Women
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Apr 12, 2016

Admera Taps N-of-One for Clinical Interpretation of OncoGxOne Oncology Panel

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Close Panel Vote on Califf Nomination

The New York Times reports there was a close committee vote to advance the nomination of Robert Califf to lead the US Food and Drug Administration to the full Senate.

Task Force Reports on Scientific Integrity

Nature News writes that that a new task force report recommends that the US establish a cross-agency scientific integrity council.

Across the Hall

Genetic testing, closed-circuit cameras, and more show how a traveler, without any contact, infected others at a New Zealand quarantine facility, CNN reports.

Science Paper Examines Influence of Chromatin Modifications on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

In Science this week: genes regulating chromatin modification may contribute to OCD risk.