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deCODE genetics: A sequence variant that increases risk of pregnancy loss

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, and their collaborators from Iceland, Denmark, and the USA published a study today in Nature ...
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deCODE Genetics: Loss of Function Variant in FLT3 Strongly Increases the Risk of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease and Other Autoimmune Diseases

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, and their collaborators from the Icelandic healthcare system, University of Iceland and the ...
FierceBiotech

Amgen's deCODE finds new risk factors and genes linked with clonal hematopoiesis

Amgen subsidiary deCODE Genetics has identified new risk factors and genes associated with clonal hematopoiesis, a precursor state to blood cancer. In the results of a study published Nov. 6 in Nature ...
FierceBiotech

deCODE genetics Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Its lead therapeutic programs, which leverage the company's expertise in chemistry and structural biology, include DG041, an antiplatelet compound being developed for the prevention of arterial ...
GEN

deCODE Genetics Finds 4% of Icelanders Carry an Actionable Genotype

Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, have been focusing on actionable genotypes detected in the Icelandic population. Recently, the researchers found that approximately 1 in 25 ...
Business Insider

Intermountain Healthcare and DeCODE Genetics Scientists Discover Genetic Underpinnings of Vertigo

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists in the United States and Iceland who are collecting and studying DNA as part of the HerediGene: Population Study, the world's largest DNA ...
BioWorld

DeCode Genetics Buy Adds to Amgen's Genomics Arsenal

What began as discussions around a scientific collaboration a few months ago blossomed into a full acquisition deal between Amgen Inc., of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and DeCode Genetics, of Reykjavik, ...
GEN

deCODE Study Uncovers Link Between Genomic Variants and DNA Methylation

The scientists at deCODE Genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, sought to deepen the understanding of cis-acting influences of sequence variants on CpG methylation. In the study, the scientists were able to ...
EurekAlert!

deCODE BreastCancer launches, genetic test screens for risk of most common breast cancer forms

Reykjavik, ICELAND, October 8, 2008 – deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) today announced the launch of deCODE BreastCancer™, a new tool for assessing risk of the common forms of breast cancer. For the ...
EurekAlert!

Complete recombination map of the human-genome, a major step in genetics

Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have constructed a complete map of how human DNA is mixed as it is passed down during reproduction. The map marks a major step in the understanding of genetic ...
The Scientist

deCODE close to broke

deCODE close to broke Icelandic biotech deCODE Genetics may become another casualty of tough economic times.
Wall Street Journal

Amgen Agrees to Buy DeCODE Genetics for $415M

Amgen Inc. agreed to acquire Iceland-based deCODE genetics Inc., which identifies genetic risk factors for dozens of diseases, for about $415 million. Amgen President and Chief Executive Robert A.