Rare and Inherited Disease

Cambridge-led SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance consortium receives £12.2 million November 16, 2020
The additional investment will enable COG-UK to grow and strengthen current genomic surveillance efforts spearheaded by the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge, together with the four UK Public Health Agencies and other COG-UK partners, with the aim of increasing sequencing capacity across the national network and reducing turnaround time from patient sample […]
Drug-resistant hospital bacteria persist even after deep cleaning, genomic study reveals October 26, 2020
Enterococcus faecium is a bacterium commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract, where it usually resides without causing the host problems. However, in immunocompromised patients, it can lead to potentially life-threatening infection. Over the last three decades, strains have emerged that are resistant to frontline antibiotics including ampicillin and vancomycin, limiting treatment options – and particularly […]
“We’re in it for the long haul” October 21, 2020
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Rare and Inherited Disease

East of England NHS Genomic Medicine Centre