Reproductive Health
News on noninvasive prenatal testing, carrier screening, and preimplantation genetic screening.
Exome Sequencing Study Suggests Early Menopause May Not Be Monogenic
The findings, based on exome sequencing of 104,733 post-menopausal women in the UK Biobank, show that early menopause may be a polygenic condition.
Endometriosis Linked to Bacterial Infection, Suggesting Treatment With Antibiotics
Researchers found that infection with Fusobacterium, which can be treated with antibiotics, leads to gene expression and cellular changes involved in the onset of endometriosis.
Inex Innovate Acquiring Yourgene Health's Taiwanese Genomics Business for up to $4M
Inex expects Yourgene Taiwan to provide it with additional capabilities in fetal health and oncology R&D, bioinformatics, biobanking, and clinical laboratory services.
Preterm Birth Biology Unraveled With Multiomics, Machine Learning
A multiomic analysis in low- and middle-income countries pointed to some of the genes and processes contributing to known epidemiological risk factors for preterm birth.
Genomic Study Reveals Three Different States of Ovarian Cancer Subtype
A longitudinal study used whole-genome sequencing data from pre- and post-treatment tumor samples to identify three states of an aggressive ovarian cancer type.