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Image: The role of exome sequencing in newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism. Low positive predictive value and complex differential diagnoses of MS/MS newborn screening for glutaric academia-1 (Photo courtesy of University of California Berkeley).

Newborn Exome Sequencing Locates Inborn Errors of Metabolism

Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) form a large class of genetic diseases involving congenital disorders of metabolism. The majority are due to defects of single genes that code for enzymes that facilitate conversion of various substrates into others products. More...
25 Aug 2020
Image: Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) blocks containing ovarian cancer samples (Photo courtesy of  University of New South Wales)

Gene Panel Predicts Likely Survival Time for Ovarian Cancer Patients

A large international consortium of ovarian cancer researchers identified a panel of genes that could identify patients who were least likely to achieve five-year survival. More...
25 Aug 2020
Image: The compact Chromium Controller advanced microfluidics platform enables high-throughput analysis. Each single use chip processes up to eight samples in parallel in less than 20 minutes. (Photo courtesy of 10×Genomics).

Single-Cell Analysis Provides New Insights into Mitochondrial Diseases

Mitochondrial diseases result from failure of mitochondria, specialized compartments within cells that contain their own DNA and produce the energy needed to sustain life. Some of the most challenging mitochondrial disorders arise from mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), a high-copy-number genome that is maternally inherited. More...
24 Aug 2020
The HiSeq 2000 Sequencing System (Photo courtesy of Illumina).

Isoform-Specific Loss Of Dystonin Causes Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

CMT is divided into demyelinating (type 1) and axonal (type 2) forms of the disease based on clinical, electrophysiological, histological, and genetic features. Recessively inherited demyelinating neuropathies are called CMT4, whereas recessively inherited axonal neuropathies are called autosomal recessive (AR)-CMT. More...
20 Aug 2020
Nucleic acid amplification testing-based assay (NAT) improves the surveillance system and prevent transfusion-transmitted malaria in blood banks (Photo courtesy of University of Cambridge).

Blood Bank NAT-Based Assay Prevents Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria

Blood transfusion is an essential component of health care, which saves millions of lives across the world. The screening of blood donors for transfusion-transmissible agents is crucial in reducing risks of transfusion of infected units. More...
20 Aug 2020
Signatera assays are the first circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) tests custom-built for each patient based on the unique mutations in an individual patient’s tumor (Photo courtesy of Natera Inc).

Circulating tumor DNA Test Predicts Immunotherapy Response

 Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that helps the immune system fight cancer. Although some cancer patients derive dramatic and sustained benefit from immunotherapy, most cancer patients do not. More...
19 Aug 2020
The V-Plex Pro-inflammatory Panel 1 Human Kit (Photo courtesy of Meso Scale Diagnostics).

Lab Profiles Differentiate MIS-C From Severe Pediatric COVID-19

Initial reports from the Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic described children as being less susceptible to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) than adults. Subsequently, a severe and novel pediatric disorder termed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) emerged. More...
19 Aug 2020
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