Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How are experts tracking variants of the coronavirus?
How are experts tracking variants of the coronavirus?
Feb 11, 2021
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Genetics
Researchers release analysis of largest, most diverse genetic data set
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and their colleagues published a new analysis today in the journal Nature from genetic sequencing data of more than 53,000 individuals, primarily from minority ...
Feb 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US rushes to catch up in the race to detect mutant viruses
Despite its world-class medical system and its vaunted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. fell behind in the race to detect dangerous coronavirus mutations. And it's only now beginning to catch up.
Feb 4, 2021
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Genetics
New approach reveals genomes' sequence and structure directly within cells
By bringing DNA sequencing out of the sequencer and directly to cells, scientists from the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, the Harvard University Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology (HSCRB), and the Broad ...
Jan 6, 2021
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Medical research
Treatment-resistant cancer cells are already present before diagnosis of adult leukemia
T-cellacute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a cancer of the blood that affects mainly children, but also less frequently adults. In adults, although the response to treatment might be initially positive, relapses are common ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovering the secrets of viral sequences in COVID-19
Since the beginning of 2020, labs from all around the world have been sequencing the material from positive tests of people affected by COVID-19 and then depositing sequences mostly to three points of collection: GenBank, ...
Nov 23, 2020
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Cardiology
Genetic risk for fatal blood clots identified in IBD patients
Blood clots are the biggest cause of death in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)—ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. In a retrospective study recently published in the journal Gastroenterology, Cedars-Sinai ...
Nov 11, 2020
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Genetics
Parents, MDs agree: genome sequencing as first-tier diagnostic benefits infants in ICU
A vast majority of doctors and parents of babies in intensive care, with diseases of unknown origin, believe genomic sequencing is beneficial in managing care, according to two new papers published by Rady Children's Institute ...
Nov 5, 2020
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Genetics
New approach to diagnosing genetic diseases using RNA sequencing increases yield
In the world of rare genetic diseases, exome and genome sequencing are two powerful tools used to make a diagnosis. A recent addition to the toolkit, RNA sequencing, has been demonstrated to help researchers narrow down disease ...
Oct 27, 2020
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Immunology
Scientists use clues in the human genome to discover new inflammatory syndrome
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered a new inflammatory disorder called vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory and somatic syndrome (VEXAS), which is caused by mutations in the ...
Oct 27, 2020
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