The sharing of information about gene-disease associations between Australian laboratories will be made far easier from today as Australian Genomics launches a local instance of PanelApp.
The pilot phase of a $20 million reproductive genetic carrier screening study is underway, with the first couples tested ahead of full recruitment which begins early in 2020.
A new Australian Genomics paper published in the Medical Journal of Australia offers recommendations for further streamlining these processes as part of a wider review of human research ethics and governance frameworks, and discusses how those changes need to fit into the context of large-scale international research efforts.
The Australian National University (ANU) will today return over 200 blood samples to the Galiwin'ku community of Elcho Island in East Arnhem Land.
November 14 is Genetic Counsellor Awareness Day. On this day we recognise all Genetic Counsellors, particularly those within the Australian Genomics research network, who make a significant difference in the lives of patients undergoing genomic testing.
Genomic testing can improve the lives of people with genetic conditions - and the lives of those close to them.