Variant Classification
Variant classification is the computer-based classification of genetic variants and their variability, which usually affects genetic diagnostics as it could introduce misguided and incorrect patient classifications.
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OCT 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 22, 2020Now that sequencing the whole human genome is easier, faster, and cheaper than it used to be, scientists have been able ...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2020Genetics & Genomics
OCT 03, 2020There is no treatment for cocaine addiction, which affects millions of people around the world and has a high relapse ra ...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
SEP 25, 2020Scientists have discovered that African-Americans and people of European ancestry may have different genetic causes of a ...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
SEP 11, 2020The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Consortium, has produced multiple papers that have provided new insight into human ...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
SEP 10, 2020While institutional racism in the healthcare system plays a major part, there seem to also be biological reasons why the ...WRITTEN BY: Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 22, 2020
Now that sequencing the whole human genome is easier, faster, and cheaper than it used to be, scientists have been able
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WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 03, 2020
There is no treatment for cocaine addiction, which affects millions of people around the world and has a high relapse ra
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WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
SEP 25, 2020
Scientists have discovered that African-Americans and people of European ancestry may have different genetic causes of a
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WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
SEP 11, 2020
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Consortium, has produced multiple papers that have provided new insight into human
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WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
SEP 10, 2020
While institutional racism in the healthcare system plays a major part, there seem to also be biological reasons why the
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WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
SEP 04, 2020
Small changes in the sequences of some genes affect the characteristics of blood cells, and may contribute to an individ
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Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
SEP 01, 2020
Women tend to get Alzheimer's more than men, but the female genome gives them some protection from the worst aspects of
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Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
AUG 21, 2020
While it's difficult to study multiple genes at the same time, genes exist within a much larger framework that includes
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Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2020
Microbiology
JUL 07, 2020
Urinary tract infections can be very painful and can cause nausea, chills, and fever. A pathogenic strain of E. coli is
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Carmen Leitch
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OCT 10, 2019 12:00 PM PDTC.E. CREDITS
OCT 10, 2019 12:00 PM PDTTumor mutational burden (TMB) is an emerging biomarker that correlates with response to immunotherapeutic agents, such as checkpoint inhibitors. Recent studies indicate that a high mutation l...Speaker: Ravindra Kolhe, MD, PhDPresented at: Cancer Research & Oncology 2019Sponsored By: QIAGENMAY 09, 2019 6:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITS
MAY 09, 2019 6:00 AM PDTVariant interpretation presents a bottleneck for many labs, posing a challenge to the broader adoption of precision medicine. The ACMG/AMP variant classification framework has provided a foun...Speaker: Mark Kiel, MD, PhDPresented at: Genetics & Genomics 2019APR 10, 2019 10:30 AM PDTC.E. CREDITS
APR 10, 2019 10:30 AM PDTThe BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes represent the best examples of the modern understanding of cancer molecular genetics. Testing for germline and somatic mutations in BRCA 1/2 has gradually become com...Speaker: Anika Joecker, PhD , Jennifer Poitras, PhDPresented at: Molecular Diagnostics 2019Sponsored By: QIAGENNOV 14, 2018 12:00 PM PSTC.E. CREDITS
NOV 14, 2018 12:00 PM PSTAs the compendium of putatively disease causing variants expands, gathering the most current and accurate information is critical to computing variant classifications. The QIAGEN knowledgebas...Speaker: Jennifer Poitras, PhDPresented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research 2018Sponsored By: QIAGENSEP 18, 2018 7:00 AM GMT
SEP 18, 2018 7:00 AM GMTDATE: September 18, 2018TIME: 07:00am PDT, 2:00pm GMT Next Generation Sequencing has become an essential tool in clinical diagnostic laboratories, however this technolo...
OCT 10, 2019
12:00 PM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
OCT 10, 2019
12:00 PM PDT
Tumor mutational burden (TMB) is an emerging biomarker that correlates with response to immunotherapeutic agents, such as checkpoint inhibitors. Recent studies indicate that a high mutation l...
Speaker:
Ravindra Kolhe, MD, PhD
Presented at: Cancer Research & Oncology 2019Sponsored By: QIAGEN
MAY 09, 2019
6:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
MAY 09, 2019
6:00 AM PDT
Variant interpretation presents a bottleneck for many labs, posing a challenge to the broader adoption of precision medicine. The ACMG/AMP variant classification framework has provided a foun...
Speaker:
Mark Kiel, MD, PhD
Presented at: Genetics & Genomics 2019
APR 10, 2019
10:30 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
APR 10, 2019
10:30 AM PDT
The BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes represent the best examples of the modern understanding of cancer molecular genetics. Testing for germline and somatic mutations in BRCA 1/2 has gradually become com...
Speaker:
Anika Joecker, PhD
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Jennifer Poitras, PhD
Presented at: Molecular Diagnostics 2019Sponsored By: QIAGEN
NOV 14, 2018
12:00 PM PST
C.E. CREDITS
NOV 14, 2018
12:00 PM PST
As the compendium of putatively disease causing variants expands, gathering the most current and accurate information is critical to computing variant classifications. The QIAGEN knowledgebas...
Speaker:
Jennifer Poitras, PhD
Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research 2018Sponsored By: QIAGEN
SEP 18, 2018
7:00 AM GMT
SEP 18, 2018
7:00 AM GMT
DATE: September 18, 2018TIME: 07:00am PDT, 2:00pm GMT Next Generation Sequencing has become an essential tool in clinical diagnostic laboratories, however this technolo...
JUN 20, 2018
7:30 AM PDT
JUN 20, 2018
7:30 AM PDT
Precision medicine based on molecular profiling is moving from the realm of clinical utility studies towards standard of care. There remain, however, significant technological and implementat...
Speaker:
Niall Lennon, PhD
Presented at: Precision Medicine 2018
MAR 06, 2018
8:00 AM PST
MAR 06, 2018
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DATE: March 6, 2018TIME: 08:00am PST, 11:00am EST, 5:00pm CETRNA sequencing and expression arrays are transcriptomics techniques used to quantify transcribed genes and their isoforms. T...
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Petr Nazarov, PhD
Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific - Applied Biosystems
NOV 08, 2017
1:30 PM PST
NOV 08, 2017
1:30 PM PST
The advent of next generation sequencing has transformed the way we identify mutations with clinical implications. As the compendium of variants expands, gathering the most current and accura...
Speaker:
Jennifer Poitras, PhD
Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research 2017
JUN 08, 2017
10:00 AM PDT
JUN 08, 2017
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DATE: June 8, 2017TIME: 10:00AM PDT, 1:00PM EDT, 7:00PM CESTAlzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the result of complex interactions between risk factors that cause pleiotropic changes in m...
Speaker:
Oscar Harari, PhD
Sponsored By: Lexogen
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MAY 08, 2019 6:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITS
MAY 08, 2019 6:00 AM PDTLabRoots and the Genetics and Genomics planning committee are excited to announce they will be hosting the 7th Annual Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event May 8-9, 2019. This distinguished, on...APR 10, 2019 6:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITS
APR 10, 2019 6:00 AM PDTLabRoots and the Molecular Diagnostics planning committee are excited to announce they will be hosting the 4th Annual Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Conference April 10-11, 2019. This premiere...NOV 14, 2018 6:00 AM PSTC.E. CREDITS
NOV 14, 2018 6:00 AM PSTLabRoots invites you to the 9th Annual Clinical Diagnostics & Research free online conference! Clinical diagnostics is an ever-changing field of medicine and research, challenged with com...OCT 10, 2018 6:00 AM PDT
OCT 10, 2018 6:00 AM PDTThe 6th Annual Cancer Research & Oncology Virtual Event will take place October 2018. The free, two-day online event will bring research professionals, scientists, and clinicians from aro...JUN 20, 2018 6:00 AM PDT
JUN 20, 2018 6:00 AM PDTLabRoots continues to champions the advancements and discoveries in precision medicine with the 3rd annual Precision Medicine Virtual Conference. Precision Medicine 2018, a two-day event held...
MAY 08, 2019
6:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
MAY 08, 2019
6:00 AM PDT
LabRoots and the Genetics and Genomics planning committee are excited to announce they will be hosting the 7th Annual Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event May 8-9, 2019. This distinguished, on...
APR 10, 2019
6:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
APR 10, 2019
6:00 AM PDT
LabRoots and the Molecular Diagnostics planning committee are excited to announce they will be hosting the 4th Annual Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Conference April 10-11, 2019. This premiere...
NOV 14, 2018
6:00 AM PST
C.E. CREDITS
NOV 14, 2018
6:00 AM PST
LabRoots invites you to the 9th Annual Clinical Diagnostics & Research free online conference! Clinical diagnostics is an ever-changing field of medicine and research, challenged with com...
OCT 10, 2018
6:00 AM PDT
OCT 10, 2018
6:00 AM PDT
The 6th Annual Cancer Research & Oncology Virtual Event will take place October 2018. The free, two-day online event will bring research professionals, scientists, and clinicians from aro...
JUN 20, 2018
6:00 AM PDT
JUN 20, 2018
6:00 AM PDT
LabRoots continues to champions the advancements and discoveries in precision medicine with the 3rd annual Precision Medicine Virtual Conference. Precision Medicine 2018, a two-day event held...
MAY 09, 2018
6:00 AM PDT
C.E. CREDITS
MAY 09, 2018
6:00 AM PDT
As the foundation of life, genetics provides a base for other sciences to grow from. This is why LabRoots is excited to announce the 6th Annual Genetics and Genomics virtual conference! The f...
NOV 08, 2017
6:00 AM PST
NOV 08, 2017
6:00 AM PST
LabRoots invites you to the 8th annual Clinical Diagnostics & Research free online conference! Clinical diagnostics is an ever-changing field of medicine and research, challenged wit...
APR 10, 2017
6:00 AM PDT
APR 10, 2017
6:00 AM PDT
The Protein and cell analysis education site is a free-access destination where you can learn more about applications and techniques related to protein gel chemistries, western detection, mas...
NOV 02, 2016
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The 7th annual Clinical Diagnostics & Research conference is now On Demand! This premiere venue discusses the latest advances in clinical diagnostics, research and medicine. The con...