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WuXi NextCODE, CHFU partner to advance precision medicine in China

WuXi NextCODE, a precision medicine company using the genome to improve health worldwide, and the Children's Hospital of Fudan University, based in Shanghai and serving 2.3 million patients nationwide per year, today announced the signing of a landmark agreement for advancing precision medicine in China.

16 Sep 2015

New whitepaper describes benefits of using OGT’s CytoSure Medical Research Exome Array in genetic research

Oxford Gene Technology, The Molecular Genetics Company, has been speaking to genetic scientists, Dr Tracey Lewis (Associated Regional and University Pathologists Laboratories) and Dr Emily Farrow (Children’s Mercy Hospital), in a new whitepaper entitled “Examining the Medical Exome”.

From Oxford Gene Technology 15 Sep 2015

Genetics and race influence patients' response to anticancer drug treatments

A new study published in Pharmacogenomics suggests that a person's response to anticancer drug treatments is strongly related to their genetic ancestry. Pharmacogenomics is published by Future Science Group.

14 Sep 2015

Penn Medicine researchers show that DNA editing errors can lead to cancer

Sometimes when the immune system makes small mistakes, the body amplifies its response in a big way: Editing errors in the DNA of developing T and B cells can cause blood cancers. Now, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania have shown that when the enzyme key to cutting and pasting segments of DNA hits so-called "off-target" spots on a chromosome, the development of immune cells can lead to cancer in animal models.

11 Sep 2015

Professor Hawking to open inaugural Cambridge Rare Disease Summit on 14 September, 2015

Professor Hawking was famously diagnosed with the rare motor neuron disease at 21, and was told science had no answers. He has of course gone on to live a long and productive life, and the Cambridge Rare Disease Summit will discuss how to make this a reality for the 3.5 million other Britons who live with a rare disease.

11 Sep 2015

Genes that may mitigate smoking damage and cancer identified

Smoking has been shown to have drastic consequences for lifespan and disease progression, and it has been suggested that cigarette exposure may impact the risk of death and disease via its acceleration of the aging process. Not all smokers experience early mortality, however, and a small proportion manage to survive to extreme ages.

10 Sep 2015

Smoking may not always shorten life, cause cancer

10 Sep 2015

Riddell, TGen start third year of study to advance concussion treatment with ASU's football program

Riddell, the leader in football helmet technology and innovation, and the Translational Genomics Research Institute, a leader in cutting-edge genomic research, today announced they have begun the third year of a study to advance concussion detection and treatment with the Pac-12's Arizona State University and its Sun Devil football program.

10 Sep 2015

UMD awarded $1.8 million NIH grant to expand functionality of genomic data analysis tools

A University of Maryland genomics expert has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to expand the functionality of open source data visualization software that can help identify genomic markers for cancer and other diseases.

9 Sep 2015

Researchers identify machines critical for development and survival of species

In one of the largest and most detailed studies of animal molecular biology ever undertaken, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Toronto discovered the assembly instructions for nearly 1,000 protein complexes shared by most kinds of animals, revealing their deep evolutionary relationships. Those instructions offer a powerful new tool for studying the causes of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and cancer.

7 Sep 2015

Desmoplasmic melanoma may possess unprecedented burden of gene mutations, say UCSF scientists

A rare, deadly form of skin cancer known as desmoplasmic melanoma (DM) may possess the highest burden of gene mutations of any cancer, suggesting that immunotherapy may be a promising approach for treatment, according to an international team led by UC San Francisco scientists. One of these mutations, never before observed in any cancer, may shield nascent DM tumors from destruction by the immune system and allow further mutations to develop.

7 Sep 2015

IDT to host webinar on high throughput qPCR profiling studies

Integrated DNA Technologies will be hosting a webinar to help researchers get the most out of gene expression studies that analyze large numbers of samples.

From Integrated DNA Technologies 4 Sep 2015

Mel18 protein regulates development of heart muscle

It is arguably the hardest working muscle in our body and without its incessant, regular beating our organs would be starved of life-giving nutrients.

4 Sep 2015

New computational method reveals links between bacterial growth rates and type II diabetes, IBD

It is increasingly clear that the thousands of different bacteria living in our intestinal tract - our microbiome - have a major impact on our health. But the details of the microbiome's effects are still fairly murky.

3 Sep 2015

Children's Hospital Los Angeles receives $2 million to spur research on brain, spinal cord tumors

A life-changing event for a Los Angeles family has resulted in their funding an endowment to support The Kort Family Foundation Brain and Spinal Cord Tumor Research Program in the Division of Neurosurgery at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

3 Sep 2015

New study suggests potential use of targeted therapies for two subtypes of esophageal cancer

Nearly all advanced esophageal cancers harbor genetic mutations that can be targeted with emerging drug therapies, according to a new study published in The Oncologist on September 2, 2015.

3 Sep 2015

Incorporating clinical genomic sequencing data into clinical management improves pediatric cancer treatment

In a study that included children and young adults with relapsed or refractory cancer, incorporation of integrative clinical genomic sequencing data into clinical management was feasible, revealed potentially actionable findings in nearly half of the patients, and was associated with change in treatment and family genetics counseling for a small proportion of patients, according to a study in the September 1 issue of JAMA.

2 Sep 2015

New NIH grants support research that combines DNA sequence information and electronic medical records

A dozen awards from the National Institutes of Health will support research that incorporates DNA sequence information into electronic medical records. The goal of research conducted by the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) network is to better understand the genomic basis of disease and to tailor medical care to individual patients based on their genomic differences.

2 Sep 2015

U-M study suggests potential treatment options for children with aggressive, advanced cancer

For children with rare, aggressive and advanced cancer, precision medicine may help doctors determine their best treatment options, a new study finds.

2 Sep 2015

Autism Speaks launches web-based portal for MSSNG database

Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, today launched the web-based portal for its MSSNG database, making the resource available to researchers worldwide.

1 Sep 2015

Genomic News and Research

WuXi NextCODE, CHFU partner to advance precision medicine in China

New whitepaper describes benefits of using OGT’s CytoSure Medical Research Exome Array in genetic research

Genetics and race influence patients' response to anticancer drug treatments

Penn Medicine researchers show that DNA editing errors can lead to cancer

Professor Hawking to open inaugural Cambridge Rare Disease Summit on 14 September, 2015

Genes that may mitigate smoking damage and cancer identified

Smoking may not always shorten life, cause cancer

Riddell, TGen start third year of study to advance concussion treatment with ASU's football program

UMD awarded $1.8 million NIH grant to expand functionality of genomic data analysis tools

Researchers identify machines critical for development and survival of species

Desmoplasmic melanoma may possess unprecedented burden of gene mutations, say UCSF scientists

IDT to host webinar on high throughput qPCR profiling studies

Mel18 protein regulates development of heart muscle

New computational method reveals links between bacterial growth rates and type II diabetes, IBD

Children's Hospital Los Angeles receives $2 million to spur research on brain, spinal cord tumors

New study suggests potential use of targeted therapies for two subtypes of esophageal cancer

Incorporating clinical genomic sequencing data into clinical management improves pediatric cancer treatment

New NIH grants support research that combines DNA sequence information and electronic medical records

U-M study suggests potential treatment options for children with aggressive, advanced cancer

Autism Speaks launches web-based portal for MSSNG database

Genetics & Genomics - Second Edition eBook

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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