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Reproduction, Lifespan Show Antagonistic Pleiotropy in Genetic Analysis
Using UK Biobank data, researchers found that genetic variants linked to increased reproductive capabilities coincided with shorter lifespan in individuals of European ancestry.
Developed by UW researchers, the method can achieve long-range, single-molecule reading of intact protein strands using the MinIon device from Oxford Nanopore Technologies.
Organ-Specific Aging Markers Picked Out of Plasma Proteomic Analysis
With these markers, researchers established models for looking at aging across 11 human organs, highlighting ties between accelerated organ aging and disease.
Quest Diagnostics Wins Contract From CDC to Assess US Hepatitis C Burden
Quest will perform HCV antibody testing and molecular RNA testing on de-identified remnant specimens randomly selected from clinical test specimens.
A previous analysis of CMS billing data found two contractors had seen particularly high rates of billing for tier two molecular pathology procedure codes, raising concerns about fraud.