More than 10 years after the completion of the Human Genome Project doctors are a step closer to using whole genome sequencing to diagnose and treat patients with genetic diseases. This follows a study by researchers from ...
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A study of 2,377 children with autism, their parents and siblings has revealed novel insights into the genetics of the condition.
May 12, 2015
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have developed a significantly better computer tool for finding genetic alterations that play an important role in many cancers but were difficult to identify with whole-genome ...
May 4, 2015
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A study published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine and presented at the annual Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting revealed the early results of the clinical usefulness of rapid whole-genome sequencing in neonatal ...
Apr 27, 2015
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New technologies account for one way that the government is tracking a life-threatening outbreak of listeria linked to Blue Bell ice cream products.
Apr 23, 2015
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A new gene sequencing technology allows us to explore the human genome at a much higher resolution than ever before, with revolutionary implications for research and cancer diagnosis.
Mar 9, 2015
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Although many people value receiving information about incidental findings identified from genomic sequencing, not everyone wants to know about genetic conditions regardless of potential health implications, found a study ...
Mar 9, 2015
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Would you want to know if you or your children had risk of hereditary cancer, a genetic risk for cardiovascular disease or carried the gene associated with developing Alzheimer's disease - even if they were risks that wouldn't ...
Mar 9, 2015
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Thyroid hormones have important and diverse roles in human health and regulate metabolic rate. Thyroid disease is common (affecting 5-10 per cent of the population) and synthetic thyroid hormones are one of the commonest ...
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The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global, non-profit organization serving molecular diagnostic professionals, today released cost analysis results and health economic evaluation models for several ...
Mar 4, 2015
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