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Molecular Diagnostics in Personalized Medicine In point-of-care diagnostics, light-on-performance devices weigh on the bottom line, so healthcare providers aren't snapping them up. Squeezing costs may require more technological heft. CHALLENGES LOOM FOR POINT-OF-CARE DIAGNOSTICS . . . . . . 8 Test developers aim for smaller footprints and lower prices, but test costs at point-of-care can remain uncompetitive with outside labs. BIPARTISAN GENETIC RESEARCH PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT INTRODUCED . .12 The bill moving through Congress would provide a vital update to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA). BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO CYSTIC FIBROSIS GENETIC TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 New research has broadened the number of clinically relevant CFTR gene mutations and in less than five years life expectancy of people with CF has increased by 10 years. Regular Features RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 If 'Overall' Underwhelms, Turn to RNASeq RNA-seq is helping researchers take a fresh look at gene expression and its relationship to biological phenomena such as development, malignant transformation, and the behavior of microbial populations. SNAPSHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Jumping Gene Activity Not Random University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers observe transposable elements activity in real time. NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Cover: kasto80 / Getty Images Above (top): Spartan Bioscience; (bottom): wildpixel / Getty Images www.clinicalomics.com NEW PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 MEETING ROUNDUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 July 2016 Clinical OMICs 3 https://twitter.com/ClinicalOMICs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXBPPWZv--Ne4NfAUHcc8hg http://www.clinicalomics.com

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