Using Edico Genome’s DRAGEN pipeline on 1,000 Amazon EC2 F1 instances, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Edico Genome set a new scientific world standard last week in rapidly processing whole human genomes. CHOP used the DRAGEN pipeline to process 1,000 whole pediatric genomes in two hours and twenty-five minutes.
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CHOP and Edico Set World Record For Genome Analysis
Using Edico Genome’s DRAGEN pipeline on 1,000 Amazon EC2 F1 instances, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Edico Genome set a new scientific world standard last week in rapidly processing whole human genomes. CHOP used the DRAGEN pipeline to process 1,000 whole pediatric genomes in two hours and twenty-five minutes.
Article by: Bio-IT World; October 23, 2017
Researchers identify gene variants linked to a high-risk children's cancer
Pediatric researchers in the Roberts Collaborative for Genetics and Individualized Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have identified common gene variants that raise the risk of developing an aggressive form of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma. The discovery may assist doctors in better diagnosing subtypes of neuroblastoma.
Article by: EurekaAlert!; September 25, 2017
CHOP to lead new pediatric data resource center for research in childhood cancer, birth defects
The Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) will lead a new, collaborative effort funded by the National Institutes of Health Common Fund to discover the causes of pediatric cancer and structural birth defects through the use of big data. The Center will be known as the "Kids First Pediatric Data Resource Center" (DRC).
Article by: EurekaAlert!; August 15, 2017
Gene found that raises risk of childhood ear infections
Researchers have discovered a gene region that raises the risk a child will have a middle ear infection, known to doctors as acute otitis media (AOM) -- and known to parents as one reason for a screaming, unhappy preschooler. The finding may offer an early clue to helping doctors develop more effective treatments to prevent one of the most common childhood illnesses.
Article by: ScienceDaily; October 06, 2016
Gene discovery in severe epilepsy may offer clues to unique personalized therapies
An international team of researchers who discovered a new gene disorder that causes severe childhood epilepsy leveraged that finding to reduce seizures in two children. The collaborators’ case report reflects the potential of precision medicine -- applying basic science knowledge to individualize treatment to a patient’s unique genetic profile.
Article by: ScienceDaily; September 20, 2016
