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January 20, 2021
Ethics in Whole Genome Sequencing
By Toni Lewis The use of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in diagnostic testing brings up the topic of secondary findings or...
January 12, 2021
Variantyx Surpasses 2,500 Genomes Analyzed, Highlights the Value of Its WGS-Based Testing Methodology
January 12, 2021 Clinicians at Variantyx, a leader in high complexity hereditary disease testing, recently completed analysis of their 2,500th...
January 6, 2021
Helping Clinicians Solve Genetic Puzzles
- By Haim Neerman
- Posted in Article
In 2003, an international consortium of health institutes and government agencies completed “The Human Genome Project.” The significance of the...
October 30, 2020
FXN: What you need to know for Friedreich’s ataxia patients
- By Variantyx, Inc
- Posted in Clinical Education
It’s well known that FXN variants cause Friedreich’s ataxia – a progressive form of ataxia that usually affects individuals before 25 years...
September 17, 2020
Is WGS-based testing relevant for patients with suspected mitochondrial disease?
- By Variantyx, Inc
- Posted in Clinical Education
In short, yes! But let’s take a step back and start with what mitochondrial disease is. We have to start...
August 10, 2020
Get to know the genes behind epilepsy
- By Variantyx, Inc
- Posted in Clinical Education
We’ve previously looked at examples of the spectrum of genetic seizure disorders: ranging from syndromes where seizures are the only symptoms...
March 18, 2020
National kidney month: Literature round up
- By Variantyx, Inc
- Posted in Clinical Education
March is National Kidney Month, and Thursday March 12, 2020 is World Kidney Day. Both strive to raise awareness about kidney...
February 26, 2020
Flexible in-silico panel expansion: A MEPAN case study
- By Variantyx, Inc
- Posted in Clinical Education
A couple of months ago we received an email from Danny Miller, founder of the MEPAN Foundation. He wrote with what,...
February 18, 2020
3 strengths of WGS-based in-silico panel analysis
- By Variantyx, Inc
- Posted in Clinical Education
We’ve taken the approach of combining whole genome sequencing (WGS) with in-silico panel analysis for three key reasons: First, PCR-free...
October 19, 2019
Whole genome clinical validation study
- By Variantyx, Inc
- Posted in Clinical Education
Last week at the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting we presented our poster on the clinical validation of our Genomic...