Tandem repeats are segments of DNA in which short nucleotide motifs are repeated in contiguous blocks. These repeated sequences—particularly short tandem repeats (STRs) composed of 1–6 base pair ...

Experience of seven Spanish centres with echoendoscopically implanted 32P microparticles associated with chemotherapy in locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract ...

PARSIPPANY, NJ, June 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Interpace Diagnostics®, a subsidiary of Interpace Biosciences® (OTCQX: IDXG), is proud to announce that new data demonstrating the application of ...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Variantyx, a leader in genomic precision medicine, today announced that the set of short tandem repeat (STR) expansions detected by its Genomic Unity ® line of ...

Researchers use long-read genome sequencing to discover 33% more structural variants and 38% more tandem repeats linked to autism spectrum disorder.

Long-read genome sequencing reveals autism gene variants and structural changes, helping explain missing heritability and advancing precision diagnostics.

Expanded repetitive sequences are infamous for causing inherited disease. Think poly-Q tracts that cause Huntington’s or the C9orf72 hexanucleotide run-ons that trigger ALS/FTD. However, given people ...

Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have revealed a previously overlooked layer of genetic variation that could help explain why people experience disease differently, and why some ...

Tandem repeats of sequences in developmental genes may contribute to morphological evolution, according to a paper in this week's PNAS. John W. Fondon, III, and Harold R. Garner of the University of ...

MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, today announced the availability of a new ...