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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Physicians should consider the potential harms of genetic testing before administering these tests to patients, according to a presenter at South Beach Symposium.

Researchers at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine were awarded a $2.9 million grant by the NIH to study the genetic data of more than 3,000 Hispanic individuals to better understand inflammatory bowel disease in that population.

VEXAS syndrome is “more common than expected” in both men and women, with one in 13,591 individuals demonstrating a UBA1 disease-causing variant, according to data published in JAMA.

A collaboration of researchers has developed a testing method for methylome sequencing of cell-free DNA that accurately detects and locates certain types of early-stage cancer, study results published in Nature Communications showed.

A novel blood test that measures elevated circulating cell-free DNA may be used to evaluate disease severity and predict worse survival in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, according to new data published in Circulation.

Donor-derived cell-free DNA was determined to be a leading indicator of allograft injury, eGFR decline, formation of de novo donor-specific antibodies and subclinical rejection, according to published data.

LAS VEGAS — Multimodal circulating tumor DNA blood-based colorectal cancer screening tests may have clinically meaningful performance among patients in an average risk screening population, according to a presentation.

Published results showed blood microbial cell-free DNA sequencing may accurately identify pathogens and be used to monitor infection clearance during the treatment period among patients with periprosthetic joint infections.

In this video, Kelly K. Hunt, MD, FACS, FSSO, professor and chair of the department of breast surgical oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, spoke with Healio about topics in DNA at the 38th Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference.

An international group of researchers identified 44 new gene loci and confirmed 83 previously reported loci linked to glaucoma, according to a press release from Massachusetts Eye and Ear.