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Study finds impact of genome sequencing in diagnosing rare diseases
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], March 21 (ANI): A clinical study drove by journal Genome Medicine, constituted a major leap forward in the emerging field of precision medicine by highlighting the impact of how whole genome sequencing made possible to diagnose rare disease.
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More precise diagnoses made possible with whole genome sequencing, finds s
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Solna [Sweden], March 17 (ANI): More than 1,200 people with rare diseases have received a diagnosis thanks to the integration of large-scale genomics into the Stockholm region's healthcare system. This is according to a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden that analysed the result of t
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New computational technique differentiates between cancer and normal cells
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): In an effort to address a major challenge when analyzing large single-cell RNA-sequencing datasets, researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new computational technique to accurately differentiate between data from
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CSIR-IGIB, SpiceHealth launch genome sequencing at Delhi's IGI airport
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], January 15 (ANI): CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) and SpiceHealth have partnered to set up a portable testing laboratory for genome sequencing at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport for all positive samples from international
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More COVID cases should be tested for genome sequencing, says virologist
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): With the cases of the new variant of the strain of coronavirus having gone up to 25 in India, a Delhi-based virologist has suggested that there should be more genome sequencing of positive cases.
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5 pc of COVID-19 positive samples in country will be subjected to genome s
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Five per cent of the coronavirus positive samples in the country would be subjected to genome sequencing, the government has said.
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Govt to increase number of genome sequencing for COVID-19: Health Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): The government will increase the number of genome sequencing for COVID-19 in view of the new coronavirus strain that was first detected in the United Kingdom, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday.
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Symptomatic, Covid positive passengers who flew to India in last 14 days t
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Those international passengers who have arrived in India during the last 14 days, if symptomatic and tested positive, will be subjected to genome sequencing, in view of the new COVID strain in the United Kingdom, said the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday
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Researchers discover new mammal reference genome that helps ID genetic var
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI): The rhesus macaque is the most widely studied nonhuman primate in biomedical research. A genome sequencing project for this species, led by a team of researchers has created a new framework for the study of this important primate.
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5% of COVID cases to be tested for whole genome sequencing due to new viru
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): In a step towards prospective surveillance in view of the new COVID-19 virus strain detected in the United Kingdom, the Central government's national task force (NTF) on Saturday said that five per cent of the positive cases from all states and union
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WHO calls on all nations to report detection of new SARS-CoV-2 strains
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends all countries to increase genetic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 viruses whenever possible and report if new strains of the coronavirus that raise concerns are detected, WHO representative to Russia Mel
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New map of the immune landscape in pancreatic cancer could guide immunothe
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): A new study combined single-cell RNA sequencing with two other investigative techniques to create what is believed to be the most robust and detailed portrait to date of the network of interactions that suppress the body's immune response in and around panc
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