Novel format for gene variant reporting
The Locus Reference Genomic (LRG) sequence format, recently reported in Genome Medicine, allows a single fixed record containing a reference DNA sequence and… Read more »
Latest posts by Rebecca Furlong (see all)
- Looking again at the Lupski-ome - 27th June 2013
- Gene patenting – a Genome Medicine twitter chat - 26th March 2013
- Genome Medicine announces a new series on microbes in health and disease - 14th December 2012
MicroRNA regulation in autism
Research by Valerie Hu and colleagues, recently published in Genome Medicine, suggests that microRNAs (miRNAs) have a role in the gene expression changes which… Read more »
Wiki-based integration of genomic data
A new Wiki portal for collaborative annotation and analysis of congenital heart defects, recently described in Genome Medicine, highlights the potential of this… Read more »
Calculating genetic risk from multiple loci
Research recently published in Genome Medicine shows that a widely-accepted model for predicting genetic risk of disease is not realistic when it is applied to… Read more »
Multiple microRNAs muscle in on diabetes – research in Genome Medicine
Muscle mRNA expression is invariant with respect to diabetes status, but coordinated changes in numerous microRNAs may control protein abundance and affect… Read more »
New method published in Genome Medicine improves complex disease risk prediction
A Method recently published in Genome Medicine suggests that inclusion of phenotypic and genotypic information from close relatives in a genetic risk prediction… Read more »
Gene signature for cancer cachexia – new research in Genome Medicine
An 83-gene signature for cachexia in cancer patients suggests that preclinical models do not accurately reflect the biological processes of this disease in… Read more »
Proteomic effects of hormone therapies – new research in Genome Medicine
New research by Samir Hanash, Ross Prentice and colleagues, recently published in Genome Medicine, suggests that the different proteomic effects of… Read more »
Speedy diagnosis for mitochondrial disorders
A team led by Sihoun Hahn and Jay Shendure from Seattle Children’s Research Institute and the University of Washington present a molecular diagnostic tool for… Read more »
How should governments respond to the new era of medical genomics?
Two new articles in Genome Medicine discuss US healthcare reform and the recent UK House of Lords report on genomic medicine, and examine their potential… Read more »