Molecular Diagnostics
Software Platform Provides Capabilities for Somatic Variation Analysis
An upgraded information-processing platform enables clinical genetics and molecular pathology laboratories to achieve higher performance and efficiency in somatic variation analysis of tumor-tissue sequencing data and in reporting of tissue-typing results, among other features. More...22 Nov 2016
Gene Sets Identified May Predict Response to RA Therapies
A blood biomarkers search has identified 3 gene expression signatures that helped predict which patients were more likely to respond to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) or B-cell depletion therapies in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The findings were presented at the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology and its Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals. More...22 Nov 2016
Disease Genes Effect May Be Overcome by Other Gene Mutations
A first-of-its-kind study, performed in the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, shows how “bad genes aren’t always bad news” in that the disease-causing effects of mutations in certain genes can be overcome by suppression-mutations in certain other genes. The study opens a new way for better understanding how some people naturally stay healthy despite having disease-causing mutations, and potentially a new path to better diagnostics and therapies of genetic disorders. More...15 Nov 2016
Vascular Development Gene Helps Protect Against Stroke Damage
Using CRISPR gene-editing technology and genetically engineered mice, scientists have discovered that a “collateral vessels” gene, Rabep2, protects against stroke damage. Variants of the human version of the gene may help explain why people differ so much in their ability to survive artery blockages. More...15 Nov 2016
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