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January 26, 2021
Unavoidable vs optional incidental findings: What you need to know
- By Variantyx
- Posted in Clinical Education
Given that genome sequencing has the potential to identify tens of thousands of variants in every patient sample tested, our...
January 26, 2021
Variantyx Launches Its WGS-Based Prenatal Test for High-Risk Pregnancies, Enters Women’s Health Market
- By Variantyx
- Posted in Press Releases
January 26, 2021 Variantyx, a leader in high complexity hereditary disease testing, announced today that it will launch its Genomic Unity®...
January 20, 2021
Ethics in Whole Genome Sequencing
- By Toni Lewis
- Posted in Other
The use of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in diagnostic testing brings up the topic of secondary findings or incidental findings for...
January 12, 2021
Variantyx Surpasses 2,500 Genomes Analyzed, Highlights the Value of Its WGS-Based Testing Methodology
- By Variantyx
- Posted in New & Updated Tests
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 Other
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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,...
