Genetic Sequencing News and Resources for Healthcare

NIH Precision Medicine Data Detects 275 Million New Genetic Variants

February 22, 2024 - Last week, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) All of Us Research Program published an article in Nature identifying over 275 million new genetic variants across approximately 250,000 participants. The All of Us Research Program was developed to diversify genomic data and broaden these datasets to include broader communities....

Researchers Identify Multidrug Chemotherapy Resistant Genes

September 06, 2023 by Veronica Salib

On September 4, 2023, a study published in Molecular Cancer identified gene variations that led to multidrug chemoresistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cells. This discovery is...

Researchers Identify a Completed Sequence of the Y Chromosome

August 24, 2023 by Veronica Salib

A recent article published in Nature revealed that researchers have finally sequenced the human Y chromosome, marking the final human chromosome to be evaluated. The study, which was funded by the...

Stem Cell Transplant Cures HIV in Third Patient, Alternative to ART

February 24, 2023 by Veronica Salib

An article published in Nature on February 20, 2022, revealed that a third patient has been cleared of HIV cells, essentially curing the patient, after a stem cell transplant with HIV-resistant stem...

Genetic Analysis Identifies microRNAs Associated with Diabetes

February 17, 2023 by Veronica Salib

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences (PNAS) determined that types of microRNA (miRNA) detected in human pancreatic cells are associated with type 2 diabetes...

Most People with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Utilize Gene Therapy

October 26, 2022 by Veronica Salib

The Health Union recently conducted a survey called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) in America to analyze the lives of people living with SMA in the United States. This rare chronic condition impacts...