November 16, 2015
Diagnosing Rare Diseases Through Individualized Medicine
By Jeff Briggs
Many of the patients referred to Mayo Clinic’s Individualized Medicine Clinic have been on a diagnostic odyssey that can make navigating a maze seem simple. They have experienced a protracted and arduous journey of questions, uncertainties, and fear to find answers about rare medical conditions they suffer from. For some people this frustrating and scary […]
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October 30, 2015
Lifetime of Seeking Rewarded with a Diagnosis
By Jeff Briggs
Stacy Carlson was born with congenital myasthenic syndrome, and, although she received a number of opinions throughout her life, it wasn’t until age 44 that she received a definitive diagnosis. Her local physician referred Stacy to Mayo Clinic’s Andrew Engel, M.D., whose work in whole exome sequencing to identify novel muscular dystrophy mutations has been […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, congenital myasthenic syndrome, diagnostic odyssey, DNA Testing, Dr. Andrew Engel, Dx, individualized medicine, muscular dystrophy, Precision Medicine, Stacy Carlson