Precision Medicine

March 22, 2023

New podcast: ‘The Pursuit of Precision: Advancing Individualized Medicine’

By Colette Gallagher Colette Gallagher (@colettegallagher)

March 22, Episode 3: ‘Molecular Virology and Novel Therapeutics’  What are the challenges of dealing with viruses like COVID-19? Cathy Wurzer, a broadcast journalist from Minnesota Public Radio, discusses lessons learned in the pandemic, vaccines, and novel therapeutics with two infectious disease experts.   Molecular virology studies the mechanisms by which viruses cause disease. Some viruses […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, genomic medicine, genomics, individualized medicine, mayo clinic, personalized medicine


March 21, 2023

A big step forward, bringing DNA sequencing data to routine patient care

By Colette Gallagher Colette Gallagher (@colettegallagher)

In 2020, the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine set out to create a library of genomic sequencing data of 100,000 consented Mayo Clinic participants by the end of 2024 to advance research and improve patient care. The genomic sequencing study is a year ahead of the plan — reaching over 71,000 participants.  “This is […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, gene sequencing, genomic medicine, mayo clinic


March 16, 2023

9 common questions about genetic testing for cancer

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

By Dan Lea Your genes play a role in nearly all areas of your health. A gene is like an instruction manual for your body that tells your body how to function, develop and stay healthy. People have about 20,000 genes in their bodies.   “Many health conditions have a genetic link,” says Breanna Mitchell, a genetic […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine


March 8, 2023

New podcast series: ‘The Pursuit of Precision: The Science Advancing Individualized Medicine’

By Colette Gallagher Colette Gallagher (@colettegallagher)

March 8, Episode 2: ‘Population Genomics’ Did you know that any two human beings are 99.9% identical? Cathy Wurzer, a broadcast journalist from Minnesota Public Radio, talks with two experts in population genomics, a rapidly evolving field that looks at the large-scale comparison of DNA sequences of populations to investigate genetic variation within and between […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, gene sequencing, genomics, individualized medicine, mayo clinic


March 6, 2023

Unique Mayo team helping to move ‘omics’ science forward to transform patient care

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

Behind the front lines of Mayo Clinic researchers who are working to cure cancer and other diseases with “omics” data is a specialized team of translational science experts helping to push these intensive experiments across the finish line.      One of these translational clinical scientists is Jan Egan, Ph.D., in Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, Genetics, genomic medicine, medical research


February 28, 2023

Mayo Clinic investigators put genomics into action to diagnose patients’ mysterious illnesses

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

February 28 is designated Rare Disease Day to raise awareness that, collectively, rare diseases are relatively common. A rare disease is defined as a disease or condition that affects less than 200,000 people. As many as 30 million people in the U.S. have a rare disease, and many people search an average of eight to […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, Dr. Eric Klee, Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, Dr. Pinto e Vairo, genomic medicine, medical research


February 27, 2023

Mayo Clinic discovery leads to life-changing treatment for young girl with ultra-rare disease

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

Months after young Maggie Carmichael started taking an experimental drug for her ultra-rare genetic disease, she was able to trade in her wheelchair for a walker. The 9-year-old Mayo Clinic patient even took a few of her first-ever steps on her own. She also became better at feeding herself, her speech improved and she started coloring in the lines.

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Tags: #Dr. Eva Morava-Kozicz, center for individualized medicine, DNA Testing, genomic medicine, personalized medicine


February 16, 2023

In a first, Mayo Clinic treats cardiology patient with phage therapy

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

Mark Ulland, a Mayo Clinic patient, recently received a lifesaving combination of phage therapy followed by a heart transplant. It is the first time Mayo Clinic has ever used phages to treat a cardiology patient.

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Tags: bacteriophage therapy, center for individualized medicine, Dr. Gina Suh, phage therapy


February 6, 2023

Mayo researchers are moving ‘omics’ clinical trials from clinic to people’s homes  

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

An innovative way to conduct genomics research is underway to transition some omics-related studies out of hospitals, labs, and clinics to take them directly to people in their homes and communities.  At Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine, clinical trial study staff including coordinators, physicians and scientists, are working hard to increase trial access for […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, genomic medicine, genomics, medical research


February 2, 2023

A rare genetic cause for a common medical condition

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

By Michael Clayton Genetic testing for inherited conditions is performed on a patient’s DNA taken from either blood, saliva or, rarely, skin biopsy. This information from a person’s DNA can provide diagnostic workup of rare inherited conditions. And together with a comprehensive personal and family history, it can help patients understand how a genetic disorder may affect them and their family. Diagnosed with diabetes more […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, gene sequencing, genomics, personalized medicine


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