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Transforming Molecular Workflows for Newborn Screening

New PCR-based approaches simplify molecular testing for health issues in infants, making diagnostic approaches simpler and more accessible across laboratories.

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Transforming Molecular Workflows for Newborn Screening

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Catch Me If You Can: Sequencing Screens for Rare Disease Genes

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Unraveling Rare and Inherited Diseases with Genetic Technologies

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A Pioneer of The Multiplex Frontier

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Uncovering Rare Disease Genetic Pathways with Global Biobanks

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Molecular Biologist Michael Green Dies at 69

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Sharing Scientific Ideas in Disease Genetics

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Deficient RNA Editing Implicated in Inflammatory Disease

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Revealing Gene Functions in Health and Disease

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Humans Can Survive Without Key Autophagy Gene

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Clinical Exome Sequencing Tests Are Frequently Incomplete: Study

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Fetal Gene Therapy Helps Mice with Spinal Muscular Atrophy

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Researchers Analyze Epigenetic Signatures to Diagnose Rare Diseases

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ALS Disturbs Sleep Prior to Symptom Onset

Humans and mice with a predisposition for ALS displayed altered sleep patterns before symptoms began, offering a potential novel diagnostic and treatment approach.

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Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

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