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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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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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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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Why early participant engagement is now a top priority in genetic disease research

pharmaphorum

In 2016, scientists behind a study called the Resilience Project analysed genetic data from 589,000+ people and found 13 adults who carried genetic variants that should have resulted in serious – even deadly – childhood disease, but who were apparently healthy. First, start co-development with participants early on in the process.

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

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Drug development has long been an issue for the pharma industry, due to the expense and the high failure rate of potential treatments. 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.

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Study reveals first genetic links in ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Drug Discovery World

A new study has provided the first detailed genetic insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms underpinning Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). . The results were presented at the ME Genetics Research Summit organised by ME charity, Action for ME and the MRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh. .

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Study: Fiber intake reduces cognitive decline risk in older people with apolipoprotein ?4 allele

Medical Xpress

Fiber intake is associated with a lower risk of developing cognitive decline in those old people with the apolipoprotein E ApoE ε4 genotype, regarded as a genetic risk factor linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease.