Canvas Health

01/25/2021

Looking forward to a great event starting tomorrow!

I'm excited for the upcoming Festival of Genomics that starts tomorrow, coming to us virtually from London and ends on January 29th. I found an old blog post of mine from the 2017 Festival of Genomics to repost today.

11/14/2020

Canvas Health is working on ending diagnostic odysseys through the power of genomics and data-driven health intelligence. Through rigorous science, deeper insights, and strong partnerships – we’re accelerating the understanding of human health and making precision medicine a reality.

04/11/2020

DNA source (blood vs saliva vs cheek cells) does matter for sequencing!

Julia Prinzi and Stephanie Allen The promise of DNA sequencing has captured the attention of many. Individuals that seek answers about their heritage, or people who want to know about sensitivities they may have, such as sensitivity to caffeine.

02/29/2020

Today is Rare Disease Day! It is a day designated to raise awareness for the 300 million+ people living with rare disease. Rare is many, rare is strong, rare is proud!

02/06/2020

Whole genome sequencing has become more common for diagnosis of rare diseases in clinics, however, their focus is normally on small variants and not bigger structural variants. The structural variants are extremely important with diagnosis and are considered to be “the key factors that should be analyzed during routine clinical genome analysis.” Canvas health is developing a solution that looks at the whole genome, including structural variants.

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01/21/2020

The Human Genome Project at the NIH took almost 15 years, billions of dollars, and collaboration of hundreds of scientists from all around the world to sequence the human genome. Completed in 2003, it gave us the first blueprint for building a human and provided ample information about different genes that are responsible for human diseases. Sequencing a whole genome is now something readily available to patients which has opened doors for advancing the way we diagnose, especially those with rare illnesses.

01/09/2020

In episode 1 of a new Netflix series called DIAGNOSIS, Angel suffers from severe unexplained muscle pain and has been searching for a diagnosis. She finds answers from full genome sequencing that change her life forever. Check it out with the link below!

Dr. Lisa Sanders crowdsources diagnoses for mysterious and rare medical conditions in a documentary series based on her New York Times Magazine column.

12/30/2019

Do you know the difference between genotyping and genome sequencing? Genotyping will look at specific sections of your DNA where we know we can normally find important information. However, sequencing looks at your whole genome and can help identify variants that are specific to you! Over 88 million genetic variants have been found amongst individuals so far….Canvas Health is developing a solution that looks at a combination of medical records and whole genome sequence to form a comprehensive genome analysis.

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07/16/2019

Our mission is to decode the world’s undiagnosed diseases and make access to insights about rare conditions universally available. Let's help each other make it happen. Thank you for your enthusiasm and support!