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SSRgenotyper: A new tool to digitally genotype simple sequence repeats

Scienmag

SSRgenotyper: A simple sequence repeat genotyping application for whole-genome resequencing and reduced representational sequencing projects.

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To Share or Not to Share Failed Genetic Screening Results with Patients

Worldwide Clinical Trials

When using genetic screening to identify clinical trial volunteers, a sponsor’s obligations for further testing and disclosure of results to patients and families are unclear, especially when the results have no impact on medical management. Guidance in this area is much needed. Read the full article!

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Predicting multi-omics from genotypes with OmicsPred

Medical Xpress

Work by an international research team led by Yu Xu and Michael Inouye at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, has resulted in a unique resource for predicting multi-omics data directly from genotypes. A Research Briefing on the study is published in the same journal issue.

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FDA grants approval for bluebird’s Zynteglo to treat beta-thalassemia

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for bluebird bio ’s Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel, beti-cel) for the treatment of the underlying genetic cause of beta?thalassemia 0 genotypes. thalassemia in adult and paediatric patients.

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8 Frequently Asked Questions About Genetic Testing in Clinical Trials

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Genetic testing provides patients with a diagnosis for their illness, helps patients and family members to understand risks of developing new diseases, and can be used to support clinical trial advancement. What are the benefits and limitations to using genetic testing? It is important to consider the type of testing performed (e.g.,

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New approach successfully traces genomic variants back to genetic disorders

Medical Xpress

National Institutes of Health researchers have published an assessment of 13 studies that took a genotype-first approach to patient care. The study was published in the American Journal of Human Genetics. This approach contrasts with the typical phenotype-first approach to clinical research, which starts with clinical findings.

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Can genetic data be a magic bullet for drug R&D?

pharmaphorum

Ben Hargreaves finds that the vast amount of genetic data that exists today could help provide a faster, more targeted way of developing new drug candidates. The logical extension to this kind of approach is treating individual patients, with their individual genetic makeup.