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Rare Diseases: A disease or disorder is defined as rare in Europe when it affects fewer than 1 in 2000. A disease or disorder is defined as rare in the USA when it affects fewer than 200,000 Americans at any given time. ... In the EU, as many as 30 million people may be affected by one of over 6000 existing rare diseases.
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MAY 26, 2023Cancer
Baz Luhrmann preached the importance of sunscreen to the ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’99 (and ever ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Even though most people carry more or less the same genes, there is a significant amount of variation in the sequence of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
JAMA Research Letters study found that ODA incentives make orphan disease treatments as profitable as those for more pre ...Written By: Amielle MorenoMAY 01, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have recently completed a lengthy study in which over 200 people with premature aging disorders that are caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2023Cancer
Most testicular cancers begin in germ cells, the cells in the testicles that develop into sperm. These malignancie ...Written By: Katie Kokolus
MAY 26, 2023
Cancer
Baz Luhrmann preached the importance of sunscreen to the ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’99 (and ever
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Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Even though most people carry more or less the same genes, there is a significant amount of variation in the sequence of
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
JAMA Research Letters study found that ODA incentives make orphan disease treatments as profitable as those for more pre
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Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAY 01, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have recently completed a lengthy study in which over 200 people with premature aging disorders that are caus
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2023
Cancer
Most testicular cancers begin in germ cells, the cells in the testicles that develop into sperm. These malignancie
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Written By:
Katie Kokolus
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
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SOPHiA GENETICS
APR 22, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A study in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology suggested that using a cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2) agonist cal
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Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 21, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Can cannabis help relieve symptoms of Alzheimer's? Here's the details
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Helaine Krysik
APR 14, 2023
Microbiology
Epstein-Barr virus can spread so easily, it is thought that over 90% of people in the world have been infected, which us
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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MAY 31, 2023 | 6:00 AMC.E. CREDITS
Although metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is increasingly used in clinical microbiological diagnosis, especially for rare or complicated infectious diseases, the applications of...APR 11, 2023 | 8:00 AMC.E. CREDITS
Date: April 11, 2023 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT), 5:00pm (CEST) Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by mutations in the dystrophin encoding DMD gene that disrupt the reading frame. M...NOV 01, 2022 | 10:00 AM
Date: November 01, 2022 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT), 6:00pm (CET) Our laboratory developed the Pig-a gene mutation assay as a means to simply and reliably evaluate the potential mutage...OCT 20, 2022 | 9:00 AMC.E. CREDITS
Date: October 13, 2022 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT), 6:00pm (CEST) Single-cell atlases mapping immune cells provide hints on how immune cells mature, attenuate, and disseminate through...JUN 28, 2022 | 9:00 PM
Date: June 29, 2022 Time: 12:00pm (PST), 2:00pm (EST), 8:00pm (CEST) The burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been acknowledged worldwide by leading health institutes. Besides the ne...
MAY 31, 2023 | 6:00 AM
C.E. CREDITS
Although metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is increasingly used in clinical microbiological diagnosis, especially for rare or complicated infectious diseases, the applications of...
APR 11, 2023 | 8:00 AM
C.E. CREDITS
Date: April 11, 2023 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT), 5:00pm (CEST) Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by mutations in the dystrophin encoding DMD gene that disrupt the reading frame. M...
NOV 01, 2022 | 10:00 AM
Date: November 01, 2022 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT), 6:00pm (CET) Our laboratory developed the Pig-a gene mutation assay as a means to simply and reliably evaluate the potential mutage...
OCT 20, 2022 | 9:00 AM
C.E. CREDITS
Date: October 13, 2022 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT), 6:00pm (CEST) Single-cell atlases mapping immune cells provide hints on how immune cells mature, attenuate, and disseminate through...
JUN 28, 2022 | 9:00 PM
Date: June 29, 2022 Time: 12:00pm (PST), 2:00pm (EST), 8:00pm (CEST) The burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been acknowledged worldwide by leading health institutes. Besides the ne...
MAY 03, 2022 | 8:00 AM
Cancer is a disease of the genome, and as such, tools that can analyze the genome are instrumental in understanding the mechanisms that lead to cancer, detecting cancerous cells, and providi...
APR 19, 2022 | 9:00 AM
Learning Objectives: 1. Discuss the potential for newborn screening by whole genome sequencing. 2. Review the current evidence for the sensitivity and specificity of newborn screening by who...
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Thomas Defay, PhD
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Stephen Kingsmore, PhD, MD
Presented at: Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2022
MAR 24, 2022 | 8:00 AM
Date: March 24, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PST), 11:00am (EST), 4:00pm (GMT) Key to precision oncology is the development of expert databases that organize and standardize information on cancer-rel...
JAN 20, 2022 | 11:00 AM
Date: January 20, 2022 Time: 11:00am (PST), 2:00pm (EST), 8:00pm (CEST) The Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD) is a one-of-a-kind resource containing data for hundreds of thousands of varia...
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Labroots is excited to announce our 12th Annual Event in the Genetics Week Virtual Event Series held on May 14-16, 2024! Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2024 will offer a multi-day conten...MAY 16, 2023 | 5:30 AM PDTC.E. CREDITS
Labroots is excited to announce our 11th Annual Event in the Genetics Week Virtual Event Series held on May 16-18, 2023! Genetics Week Virtual Event will offer a multi-day content-rich...MAR 01, 2023 | 10:00 AM PST
Liquid biopsy is an emerging area of clinical research, particularly in the context of cancer. As a minimally invasive complementary or alternative approach to tissue biopsies, liquid biopsi...JUN 22, 2022 | 3:00 AM PDT
Please join us for Ion World 2022, a virtual conference that will provide an opportunity to hear from scientists around the world, on how they are advancing research in a broad range of appl...APR 27, 2022 | 7:00 AM PDT
Discover the latest insights and best practices from leading experts in the fields of veterinary medicine, dog breeding, and more via panel discussions and dynamic presentations....
Labroots is excited to announce our 12th Annual Event in the Genetics Week Virtual Event Series held on May 14-16, 2024! Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2024 will offer a multi-day conten...
MAY 16, 2023
| 5:30 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
Labroots is excited to announce our 11th Annual Event in the Genetics Week Virtual Event Series held on May 16-18, 2023! Genetics Week Virtual Event will offer a multi-day content-rich...
MAR 01, 2023
| 10:00 AM PST
Liquid biopsy is an emerging area of clinical research, particularly in the context of cancer. As a minimally invasive complementary or alternative approach to tissue biopsies, liquid biopsi...
JUN 22, 2022
| 3:00 AM PDT
Please join us for Ion World 2022, a virtual conference that will provide an opportunity to hear from scientists around the world, on how they are advancing research in a broad range of appl...
APR 27, 2022
| 7:00 AM PDT
Discover the latest insights and best practices from leading experts in the fields of veterinary medicine, dog breeding, and more via panel discussions and dynamic presentations....
APR 27, 2023
C.E. CREDITS
Stago EdVantage Virtual University is an educational platform that demystifies hemostasis testing with on-demand webinars and a virtual exhibit hall that explore basic and compl...
APR 19, 2022
| 5:30 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
Labroots announces our 10th Annual Event in the Genetics Week Virtual Event Series on April 19-21, 2022! Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2022 will offer a multi-day content-rich program....
JAN 10, 2022
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Bionano Genomics is transforming the way the world sees the genome. The 2022 Symposium will feature usage of optical genome mapping in research, clinical research and clinical validation......
DEC 07, 2021
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Date: December 7, 2021 Time: 12:30-5:00 p.m. ET #NCATS10...