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Earlier Use of Metagenomic Sequencing May Streamline Meningitis, Encephalitis Workups

Modeling data suggests early metagenomic sequencing could reduce unnecessary testing and shorten time to diagnosis for CNS infections
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DNA Testing of Colorectal Polyps Improves Insight into Hereditary Risks

European collaboration demonstrates the value of targeted tumor analysis
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FDA Clears Roche HER2 Tests to Expand Treatment Options in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Roche’s PATHWAY HER2 (4B5) test is the only test approved to identify all levels of HER2 expression
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MIT Researchers Find a More Precise Way to Edit the Genome

MIT researchers have dramatically lowered the error rate of prime editing, a technique that holds potential for treating many genetic disorders
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Association for Molecular Pathology Publishes Best Practice Recommendations for Clinical HRD Testing

Joint consensus report includes organizational representation from AMP, ASCO, ACCC, and CAP
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How Reverse Transcription Works: From RNA to DNA Explained

Reverse transcription has fundamentally reshaped molecular biology by enabling the flow of genetic information from RNA back to DNA
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Optimizing Genetic Health Risk Testing: The Power of Preanalytical Systems

Join Today’s Clinical Lab with experts from Targeted Genomics and DNA Genotek for an in-depth discussion on the role of Genetic Health Risk Tests (GHR) in advancing personalized healthcare, and how integrating sample collection devices validated for their analytical performance can enhance the reliability and accessibility of GHRs
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Sanger Sequencing for Specific and Small-Scale DNA Testing

Cost, time, and labor considerations still make the Sanger method a better choice amidst new sequencing technologies
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Tumor DNA in the Blood Can Predict Lung Cancer Outcome

Researchers have found that a test to detect circulating tumor DNA can predict lung cancer outcome
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​New England Biolabs Launches EM-seq v2, an Updated Kit for More Sensitive Detection of 5mC and 5hmC

This bisulfite-free method of methylation detection provides a faster, more streamlined workflow that enables highly sensitive analysis
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ASH 2024: Study Shows Genetic Mutations Accumulate in Smokers with Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Worsen Outcomes

Study is the first to identify discrete genetic mutations associated with smoking, to establish a dose-response relationship between smoking and genetic mutations and to show that continuing to smoke leads to more mutations and worse MDS
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Azenta Obtains Regulatory Approval for Clinical Long-Read Whole Genome Sequencing Test

The test enables precise detection of a range of complex genomic alterations that are features of many rare diseases and undetectable by traditional approaches
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