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Music festival attracts new donors to HLA registry with saliva DNA

For the second time, DNA Genotek will be working with Anthony Nolan, the charity which runs the UK’s...
Shauna White Jun 20, 2012

DNA from saliva boosts biobank numbers

One of the biggest challenges in epidemiological research is study size - studies of very large grou...
Shauna White May 29, 2012

Supercentenarians’ DNA keeps the grim reaper at bay

The remarkable growth in the number of centenarians (people aged ≥ 100) has garnered significant att...
Shauna White May 02, 2012

DNA from saliva boosts recruitment for PROCAS study

Professor Gareth Evans of the University of Manchester is heading up a major research study, which i...
Shauna White Jan 25, 2012

DNA Analysis in the Oklahoma Family Health Patterns Project

Guest author, William R. Lovallo, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and th...
William R. Lovallo Nov 22, 2011

DNA from saliva to ID genetic variants of aggressive prostate cancer

At DNA Genotek, we recently learned the details of study being conducted by Wake Forest University. ...
Shauna White Sep 19, 2011

Freshman’s guide to starting university: laptop, text books and DNA from saliva

The incoming class of freshman students at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) had something uniq...
Shauna White Sep 07, 2011

DNA from saliva facilitates dermatological studies in Singapore

Atopic dermatitis (AD) and acne vulgaris (AV) are both skin diseases studied by researchers at the I...
Shauna White Aug 03, 2011

DNA from saliva to identify biomarkers predicting nicotine dependence

Cigarette smoking remains a leading cause of preventable disease and premature death in many countri...
Shauna White Jul 07, 2011

UCLA team develops methylation-based model to predict age with Oragene

On June 22, 2011, Principal Investigator and professor of human genetics, pediatrics and urology at ...
Shauna White Jun 27, 2011

Oragene•DNA to Simplify DNA Collection for Genetic Study into ADHD

This week, we were pleased to announce that our Oragene•DNA product was selected to collect DNA from...
Shauna White May 25, 2011

Oragene•DNA facilitates Italy’s ‘Basketball Players to the Bone’

Many readers of The Genetic Link will be familiar with DNA Genotek’s involvement in event-based coll...
Shauna White May 03, 2011

Oragene•DNA Selected by Genomind for Personalized Medicine Test

Today, DNA Genotek announced that our Oragene•DNA product has been selected by Genomind, LLC as the ...
Shauna White Apr 18, 2011

Oragene facilitates DNA collection at Luxembourg’s Relay for Life

I often profile unique customer events here on The Genetic Link and I recently became aware of an ev...
Shauna White Mar 23, 2011

Oragene•RNA measures variability in gene expression for VITO

This morning, DNA Genotek announced an exciting piece of news. Our Oragene•RNA kit has been selected...
Shauna White Feb 14, 2011

Relationships, attraction and genetics

In the past year, The Genetic Link has explored how genetics is linked to disease, drug response, bo...
Shauna White Jan 11, 2011

HLA typing, transplants and Oragene (part 2)

The Genetic Link welcomes guest blog authors. This guest submission is from Michael D. Gautreaux, Ph...
Michael Gautreaux Nov 30, 2010

HLA typing, transplants and Oragene (part 1)

The Genetic Link welcomes guest blog authors. This guest submission is from Michael D. Gautreaux, Ph...
Michael Gautreaux Nov 18, 2010

Update – State Fair DNA collection

A few weeks ago, we wrote an article for The Genetic Link about a research team at the University of...
Shauna White Sep 22, 2010

Performagene•LIVESTOCK to facilitate national GenoTest program

I'm very excited to tell you that Performagene•LIVESTOCK, DNA Genotek’s product for collecting DNA f...
Shauna White Sep 14, 2010
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