NHGRI
NHGRI to Fund Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care Network With $38.1M
Starting next year, the network will implement a population genomic screening pilot program for common, actionable genomic conditions in a primary care setting over five years.
NIH Awards $27M for Genomics-Enabled Learning Health System Network
The agency has committed $5.4 million for the first year of the five-year program to establish a network to analyze and improve how genomic information is integrated into patient care.
Early IDENTIFY Trial Results Suggest Half of Women With Non-Reportable NIPT Result Have Cancer
At the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics annual meeting, NICHD Director Diana Bianchi reported that whole-body MRI was the best follow-up test to confirm or rule out cancer.
Phenome-Wide Association Study Links Hereditary Cancer Genes to Additional Phenotypes
The researchers uncovered 19 new gene-phenotype associations, both with links to other malignant conditions, but also with nonmalignant ones.
Initial KidsCanSeq Findings Reveal Medical Recommendations Stemming From Germline Tests
Along with germline sequencing results, the research team tracked recommendations by pediatric oncologists in response to structured email reports outlining the results.