Day: 3. July 2015

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is an arrhythmogenic disorder that can lead to sudden death. Using whole exome sequencing analysis of 59 LQTS and 61 unaffected individuals in 35 families and 138 unrelated LQTS cases, 92 candidate mutations in 88 genes for 23 of the 35 families were identified. RIKEN news release, July 3, 2015

In the long-term program to investigate genetic and proteome information of the Japanese relevant for a personalized medicine, the Tohoku Medical Megabank system announced that they have introduced the omics data of the first 501 persons, healthy volunteers, into the relevant database. Nikkei Biotech news release, July 7, 2015