New sequencer in GHC Genetics laboratory

28. 02. 2025

As part of the continuous upgrade of our state-of-the-art instrumentation, our laboratory has expanded with a new NextSeq 2000 sequencer from Illumina. This is an advanced next-generation DNA sequencing platform designed for laboratories requiring high throughput and flexibility. This benchtop system enables a wide range of applications, from whole genome sequencing to transcriptome analysis and single cell sequencing.

Brno scientists investigate hereditary disorder that leads to heart attacks in thirty-somethings

04. 02. 2025

Scientists from Masaryk University Faculty of Medicine are investigating a hereditary disorder that leads to heart attacks at a young age in a pan-European project. The university announced this in a press release. Familial hypercholesterolaemia, as the full name of the disorder goes, causes high blood cholesterol levels and subsequently increases the risk of heart attack many times over, often as early as the age of 30.

"A person can live for years without symptoms before unexpectedly suffering a heart attack. And the older one gets, the harder familial hypercholesterolaemia is to diagnose, as cholesterol levels naturally increase with age, so it can be harder to distinguish whether it is due to a genetic disorder or other factors such as an unhealthy lifestyle. Only genetic testing will provide an accurate diagnosis," said Tomáš Freiberger from the Centre for Cardiovascular and Transplant Surgery in Brno.