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Genomics is the study of the complete genetic material, including genes and their functions, of an organism.

Personalis and Inova team up to advance genomic medicine

Inova Translational Medicine Institute and Personalis, Inc. today announced a partnership to advance genomic medicine for Inova's patient population.

27 Mar 2014

Research pinpoints location of key genetic regulators in blood cells

Research published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology, presents an unprecedented look at five unique blood cells in the human body, pinpointing the location of key genetic regulators in these cells and providing a new tool that may help scientists to identify how blood cells form and shed light on the etiology of blood diseases.

27 Mar 2014

Study: Genetics could explain why environmental exposures can trigger onset of rheumatoid arthritis

A new international study has revealed how genetics could explain why different environmental exposures can trigger the onset of different forms of rheumatoid arthritis.

From The University of Manchester 27 Mar 2014

Researchers to discuss implications of genomic sequencing at ACMG meeting

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine will present results of three different studies evaluating implications and feasibility of genome sequencing at the ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting this week in Nashville, Tenn.

27 Mar 2014

Whitehead Institute enters into scientific research collaboration with Biogen Idec

Whitehead Institute today announced it has entered into a scientific research collaboration with Biogen Idec aimed at driving early stage research that may lead to the development of novel therapies across a broad range of disease areas.

26 Mar 2014

Agios initiates AG-120 Phase 1 study to evaluate advanced solid tumors with IDH1 mutation

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the fields of cancer metabolism and inborn errors of metabolism, today announced dose administration for the first patient in a Phase 1 study of AG-120 in patients with advanced solid tumors with an isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) mutation.

25 Mar 2014

Not all doctors offer cancer gene testing to patients, study finds

Many cancer researchers believe that cutting-edge advances in genomics will pave the way for personalized or "precision" cancer medicine for all patients in the near future. A new study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, however, suggest that not all doctors are ready to embrace tests that look for hundreds of DNA changes in patients' tumor samples, while others plan to offer this type of cancer gene testing to most of their patients.

25 Mar 2014

Study suggest that women are resistant to mutations that contribute to autism

It takes more mutations to trigger autism in women than in men, which may explain why men are four times more likely to have the disorder, according to a study published 26 February in the American Journal of Human Genetics1.

25 Mar 2014

Researchers uncover cause of rare type of ovarian cancer that strikes girls and young women

The cause of a rare type of ovarian cancer that most often strikes girls and young women has been uncovered by an international research team led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute, according to a study published online today by the renowned scientific journal, Nature Genetics.

23 Mar 2014

Scientists unlock one of mysteries of modern genetics

Scientists at Indiana University have unlocked one of the mysteries of modern genetics: how acquired traits can be passed between generations in a process called epigenetic inheritance. The new work finds that cells don't know to silence some genes based on information hardwired into their DNA sequences, but recognize heritable chemical marks that are added to the genes. These chemical tags serve as a form of molecular memory, allowing cells to recognize the genes and remember to silence them again in each new generation.

21 Mar 2014

Misplaced protein provides promising drug target for kidney cancer

The shortage of oxygen, or hypoxia, created when rapidly multiplying kidney cancer cells outgrow their local blood supply can accelerate tumor growth by causing a nuclear protein called SPOP-which normally suppresses tumor growth-to move out of the nucleus to the cytoplasm, where it has the opposite effect, promoting rapid proliferation.

21 Mar 2014

New tool pinpoints genetic sources of disease

Many diseases are the result of either variations in the genome or reversible chemical changes to DNA, known as the epigenome. New data obtained by Johns Hopkins scientists show a connection between genetic variants and epigenetic information.

20 Mar 2014

Two new risk loci for bipolar disorder identified

Researchers have found two new risk loci for bipolar disorder in a genome-wide association study of 2.3 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms.

19 Mar 2014

Genomic analysis to study cancer in dogs can help develop new therapies for human cancers

Using genomic analysis to study cancer in dogs can help develop new therapies for humans with cancer, according to a proof-of-concept study led by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).

19 Mar 2014

ChromaTrap™ Chromatin Immunoprecipitation technology receives positive commentary in published paper

Porvair Sciences reports on positive commentary by researchers in published papers citing how using the fast, sensitive ChromaTrap™ Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) technology has benefited their research.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 18 Mar 2014

TAF proteins may serve as potential targets to fight ovarian cancer

In the complex genomic and molecular conspiracy that gives rise to ovarian cancer, what if researchers have been missing a whole set of suspects because they've been hiding in plain sight?

17 Mar 2014

Research may help develop senior-friendly exercise recommendations for improved physical function

Keeping strong and physically fit is crucial to maintaining independence among the elderly. Exercise has repeatedly been shown to reduce or slow age-related declines in physical function and is a widely recommended for seniors, but the way that older people respond to exercise varies widely.

17 Mar 2014

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Personalis and Inova team up to advance genomic medicine

Research pinpoints location of key genetic regulators in blood cells

Study: Genetics could explain why environmental exposures can trigger onset of rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers to discuss implications of genomic sequencing at ACMG meeting

Whitehead Institute enters into scientific research collaboration with Biogen Idec

Agios initiates AG-120 Phase 1 study to evaluate advanced solid tumors with IDH1 mutation

Not all doctors offer cancer gene testing to patients, study finds

Study suggest that women are resistant to mutations that contribute to autism

Researchers uncover cause of rare type of ovarian cancer that strikes girls and young women

Scientists unlock one of mysteries of modern genetics

Misplaced protein provides promising drug target for kidney cancer

New tool pinpoints genetic sources of disease

Two new risk loci for bipolar disorder identified

Genomic analysis to study cancer in dogs can help develop new therapies for human cancers

ChromaTrap™ Chromatin Immunoprecipitation technology receives positive commentary in published paper

TAF proteins may serve as potential targets to fight ovarian cancer

Research may help develop senior-friendly exercise recommendations for improved physical function

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