functional genomics
Fresh off a $43 million fundraising round, the drug discovery-focused bioinformatics firm is validating novel drug targets and compounds with an eye toward 2023 clinical trials.
Genomenon, Nostos Genomics to Integrate Technologies to Improve Rare Disease Dx
Genomenon will embed its Mastermind genomic search engine into the AI-driven Nostos AIon variant interpretation platform to power clinical decision support.
At ACMG, Mechanism for Common Breast Cancer Locus Proposed From Functional Analysis
With regulatory and functional data, investigators saw a possible tumor suppressor role for a gene flagged by common variants in a breast cancer GWAS.
Giraffe Genome Assembly, Functional Analyses Highlight Variants Linked to Height Adaptations
The findings could additionally inform future studies of cardiovascular disease and hypertension treatments for people.
In two recent papers, the UK startup demonstrated the integration of polygenic risk scoring into primary care screening and workflows.