For the tens of millions of Americans affected by a rare disease, their genes often hold the key to getting the answers they desperately need; from helping them obtain an accurate diagnosis, to ...

Michigan Tech's Genomic Sequencing Lab, part of the University's Health Research Institute, plays a leading role in tracking animal-borne illnesses in the Upper Peninsula region while also advancing ...

What is genome sequencing? How does it work in your world? Genome sequencing is the process of reading an organism’s entire genetic code. In humans, that’s about 3 billion chemical “letters” (A, C, T ...

Only a week after Beau Friesen was born, his parents knew something was wrong, but two years later, they still don't know ...

Imagine waiting years to find out what is wrong with your child. For families dealing with rare disease, this is a harsh reality, and the journey is often long and filled with uncertainty. On average, ...

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of tumor and germline can generate actionable molecular insights that can guide precision medicine efforts in salivary gland cancer (SGC), according to a new study in JCO ...

Whole genome sequencing offered to breast cancer patients is likely to identify unique genetic features that could either guide immediate treatment or help match patients to clinical trials for over ...