Items Tagged ‘#Dr. Brendan Lanpher’

October 4, 2019

Individualized diets help patients with inherited metabolic disorders

By Sharon Rosen Sharon Rosen (@sharonhrosen)

Solving a puzzle to find the right diet and nutrition supplements to maintain health – that’s how Suzanne Boyer describes her role as a dietitian In the Inborn Errors of Metabolism Clinic within Mayo Clinic’s Department of Clinical Genomics. She works alongside physicians, geneticists and genetic counselors to develop individualized diet prescriptions for patients with […]

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Tags: #Dr. Brendan Lanpher, #individualized diets, #Mayo Clinic Department of Clinical Genomics, center for individualized medicine, Genetic Testing, genomics, individualized nutrition plans, inherited metabolic disorders, maple syrup urine disease, mayo clinic, Mayo Clinic Inborn Errors of Metabolism Clinic, metabolic disorders


December 18, 2017

Three strikes, then a home run: Paige’s path to a diagnosis

By Susan Buckles Susan Buckles (@susanbuckles)

Paige Whorton’s zeal for life is infectious. “I like parasailing, exploring, and zip lining — daredevil stuff,” she says with a giggle. However, pain in her joints, building for years, was slowing her down. “My bones and joints would hurt when I would run. I couldn’t do anything fun with friends. It was more like, […]

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Tags: #Dr. Brendan Lanpher, #rare diseases, DNA Testing, Genetic Testing, Lysosomal Storage disease, Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, mayo clinic, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, mucopolysaccharidosis type VI


November 16, 2017

A Wish Realized: Genetic testing solves a family medical mystery

By Susan Buckles Susan Buckles (@susanbuckles)

By Susan Buckles and Colin Fly Amid baby babble, Jordyn LaMont’s eyes grow wide with excitement as she spots her father, Brandon, bursts into a wide smile and playfully raises her toes to his face. “She’s full of personality,” says her mother, Stacey. “She’s proof that miracles do happen.” Jordyn was born in January 2017, […]

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Tags: #Dr. Brendan Lanpher, center for individualized medicine, DNA Testing, Genetic Testing, mayo clinic


January 12, 2017

Understanding DNA Sequencing: how it may improve your health now and in the future

By Sharon Rosen Sharon Rosen (@sharonhrosen)

Many people set improving health as one of their goals for the new year. If that’s you, you may be wondering if the latest advances in genetic testing could guide your health care decisions. Should you have your DNA sequenced? What can genetic testing tell you about your current and future health? It can be […]

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Tags: #DNA sequencing tests, #Dr. Brendan Lanpher, #Genetic diseases, #Genetic tests, #rare diseases, cancer, center for individualized medicine, mayo clinic, medical research


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