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Exome Sequencing
Exome Sequencing: is also known as whole exome sequencing (WES). It is a genomic technique for sequencing all of the protein-coding region of genes in a genome. It consists of two steps: the first step is to select only the subset of DNA that encodes proteins.
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JUL 26, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Many rare diseases can be traced back to an error in a gene. Genetic mutations may not be inherited, and can arise out o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic sequencing can be expensive, and sometimes it can give us some information about our health or families...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2024Genetics & Genomics
In the genome, genes that code for protein are often divided into sections called exons, which are separated by spacers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2023Health & Medicine
the ripple effect of shared DNA information and how the choices of distant relatives impact the entire familial treeWritten By: Amielle MorenoNOV 30, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Pregnant women can have prenatal testing performed during their pregnancies to determine whether or not their baby could ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Bipolar disorder (BD) is thought to impact nearly one percent of all people. BD can cause a cycle of sudden, depressed m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2023Health & MedicineHear how renowned genomic experts saved time and improved the yield of their hereditary cancer and rare disease NGS work ...Sponsored By: SOPHiA GENETICSAPR 09, 2023Genetics & Genomics
When people experience trauma or if doctors suspect certain medical conditions, scans can be used to look at the brain a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A new study has highlighted the impact of genetic disease on infants, and showed that whole genome sequencing could save ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2023Cancer
Epidemiological evidence has established that race and ethnicity play a role in the incidence of several types of cancer ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 12, 2023Cancer
Hematopoiesis, a biological process resulting in the formation of new blood cells, occurs throughout our lifetime. ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 29, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Our body generates a lot of blood cells - on the order of billions of cells every day. Stem cells in the bone marrow giv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
We learn that we inherit two copies of every gene, one from each of our parents, but the story is a bit more complex.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
A new mitochondrial disease has been identified after a pair of identical twins were showing an unusual symptom. Despite ...Written By: Zoe MichaudMAY 20, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Genome wide association studies seek to understand how very small change sin the human genome can contribute to disease ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some medical mysteries have become much easier to solve because of advanced genetic techniques that have enabled researc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Enhance your existing research or discover new methods with a suite of NGS tools and techniques to find and characterize ...Sponsored By: Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.MAY 12, 2021Health & Medicine
Doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia discovered a new genetic disease that prevents B cell development.Written By: Caroline WallaceDEC 26, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Precision medicine — a clinical paradigm that tailors treatments specifically to patients based on their genetic a ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the number of workflows that are available for NGS. How do you choose? While ...Sponsored By: Roche DiagnosticsSEP 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that errors in a gene called LMNB1, which produces the lamin B1 protein, have devastating effects ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2020Cancer
A first-of-its-kind study provides a comprehensive genomic study of cervical cancers in sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 26, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many rare diseases can be traced back to an error in a gene. Genetic mutations may not be inherited, and can arise out o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic sequencing can be expensive, and sometimes it can give us some information about our health or families...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
In the genome, genes that code for protein are often divided into sections called exons, which are separated by spacers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2023
Health & Medicine
the ripple effect of shared DNA information and how the choices of distant relatives impact the entire familial tree
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 30, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Pregnant women can have prenatal testing performed during their pregnancies to determine whether or not their baby could
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Bipolar disorder (BD) is thought to impact nearly one percent of all people. BD can cause a cycle of sudden, depressed m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2023
Health & Medicine
Hear how renowned genomic experts saved time and improved the yield of their hereditary cancer and rare disease NGS work
...
Sponsored By:
SOPHiA GENETICS
APR 09, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
When people experience trauma or if doctors suspect certain medical conditions, scans can be used to look at the brain a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A new study has highlighted the impact of genetic disease on infants, and showed that whole genome sequencing could save
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2023
Cancer
Epidemiological evidence has established that race and ethnicity play a role in the incidence of several types of cancer
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 12, 2023
Cancer
Hematopoiesis, a biological process resulting in the formation of new blood cells, occurs throughout our lifetime.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 29, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Our body generates a lot of blood cells - on the order of billions of cells every day. Stem cells in the bone marrow giv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
We learn that we inherit two copies of every gene, one from each of our parents, but the story is a bit more complex.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new mitochondrial disease has been identified after a pair of identical twins were showing an unusual symptom. Despite
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
MAY 20, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Genome wide association studies seek to understand how very small change sin the human genome can contribute to disease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some medical mysteries have become much easier to solve because of advanced genetic techniques that have enabled researc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Enhance your existing research or discover new methods with a suite of NGS tools and techniques to find and characterize
...
Sponsored By:
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
MAY 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
Doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia discovered a new genetic disease that prevents B cell development.
Written By:
Caroline Wallace
DEC 26, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Precision medicine — a clinical paradigm that tailors treatments specifically to patients based on their genetic a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the number of workflows that are available for NGS. How do you choose? While
...
Sponsored By:
Roche Diagnostics
SEP 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that errors in a gene called LMNB1, which produces the lamin B1 protein, have devastating effects
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2020
Cancer
A first-of-its-kind study provides a comprehensive genomic study of cervical cancers in sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan