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Alnylam finds belly fat gene and drug target in UK Biobank study

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The finding came from an analysis of sequencing data from more than 360,000 individuals in the UK Biobank , which contains genetic and health information from half a million UK participants. The post Alnylam finds belly fat gene and drug target in UK Biobank study appeared first on.

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Biorepositories as a Guiding Resource for Research & Drug Discovery

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The power of leveraging clinical data to decipher disease mechanisms and fuel drug discovery has rapidly grown in the era of genomics and personalized medicine. Biobanks are used for the coordination of high-yield patient sample collection. Generation of strong research dataset cohorts must begin with high-quality clinical samples.

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CENTOGENE Opens Walk-In COVID-19 Testing Facility at Berlin Brandenburg Airport

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The test has also been validated in CENTOGENE’s CAP / CLIA / ISO certified analytical laboratory and has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use by authorized laboratories. Important Notice and Disclaimer. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Evotec SE Reports Results For the First Nine Months 2020 and Provides Corporate Update

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MULTIPLE NEW & EXTENDED DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCES; VERY GOOD PROGRESS IN CO-OWNED PIPELINE. Multiple new and extended drug discovery and development agreements. Access to QUOD biobank to expand patient database into liver disease. m (9M 2019: € 321.4 m (9M 2019: € 308.1

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HFpEF vs. HFrEF: How To Improve Heart Failure Drug Development

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Experts from Servier and Genuity Science recently spoke on a webinar about using genomics data to drive drug development in heart failure and identify new targets for novel therapeutics. However, these drugs have shown limited effectiveness in treating HFpEF. Case Study: Genomic Approaches in Coronary Artery Disease Drug Development.

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WORLD’S LARGEST BROWSABLE RESOURCE LINKING RARE PROTEIN-CODING GENETIC VARIANTS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE

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Managed by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the browser gives access to results from analyses of whole exome sequencing data from 300,000 UK Biobank research participants. PFIZER DISCLOSURE NOTICE: The information contained in this release is as of July 8, 2021. (Nasdaq: BIIB) and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE). Biogen Safe Harbor.

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New Research Reveals How Air Pollution May Trigger Lung Cancer

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In fact, one in every 600,000 cells in the lungs of a 50-year-old already contains potentially cancerous mutations. This means that a drug like an IL-1? And although EGFR and KRAS mutations are commonly found in lung cancer not caused by smoking, they alone are not enough to trigger the cancer. The Double Hit.