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March 13, 2019
Spotlight on hereditary kidney disorders
Overwhelmingly, most cases of kidney disease are the result of complications of diabetes or high blood pressure. However, roughly 10%...
February 28, 2019
Introducing the RareDx program
Today we’re observing Rare Disease Day® 2019. We’re joining more than 100 organizations world-wide in the worthy cause of raising awareness...
January 9, 2019
Expanded coverage of repeat expansion loci
With a growing number of different pathogenic repeat expansions linked to human disease, genetic testing for this unique class of...
December 12, 2018
Spotlight on Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder in which abnormal brain activity results in seizures. Signs and symptoms of seizures are not...
September 19, 2018
Spotlight on Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) are related disorders that are characterized by progressive degeneration and weakening...
September 5, 2018
Comprehensive hereditary cancer screening: Know the sequencing technology being used
Everyone has some risk of developing cancer. Most often cancer is caused by mutations that arise as a consequence of...
August 22, 2018
Detecting short tandem repeats using WGS
In this week’s post we’re taking a closer look at short tandem repeats (STRs) and how they’re detected using whole...