Genomics: Clinical Implementation
This channel includes news headlines and educational resources regarding the clinical implementation of genomics assays, including development, validation, quality control, standardization, and the practical and commercial considerations for labs adopting these tests.
ACMG Adds Three New Genes to Secondary Findings List
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics has added three new cardiovascular genes to the latest release of its secondary finding list.
Liquid Biopsy Firms Eye Melanoma for Minimal Residual Disease Testing, Though Questions Remain
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MRD assays show promise in immunotherapy response prediction with the potential to guide dose/treatment escalation with emerging adjuvant approaches.
Freenome, Walgreens Partner to Diversify Cancer Early Detection Studies
The pharmacy firm will lend its recruitment technology and infrastructure to enroll a more diverse patient population, beginning with Freenome's Sanderson Study.
ACMG Updates Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening Guidelines
The updated list grew from 23 variants in the CFTR gene to 100, all of which have been established as pathogenic or likely pathogenic.
ESHG: German Study Shows Utility of Rapid Whole-Genome Trio Sequencing in Critically Ill Children
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Project Baby Lion diagnosed almost half of more than 60 critically ill children from a dozen German hospitals, with an average turnaround of under three days.
