Items Tagged ‘Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis’
October 31, 2023
Mayo Clinic’s DNA study reveals BRCA1 mutations in 3 sisters, prompts life-changing decisions
By Susan Murphy 
Sisters often share certain genetic traits, such as hair color and facial features. But for three sisters from Minnesota, they discovered a much deeper connection — a shared genetic mutation known to dramatically increase their risk for breast and ovarian cancer. Their BRCA1 variants came to light through a Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine […]
February 28, 2023
Mayo Clinic investigators put genomics into action to diagnose patients’ mysterious illnesses
By Susan Murphy
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 […]
Tags: Biomedical research, center for individualized medicine, Dr. Eric Klee, Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, Dr. Pinto e Vairo, genomic medicine, medical research
July 6, 2022
Do environmental exposures contribute to human diseases?
By Susan Murphy
Mayo Clinic researchers put the exposome under the microscope to understand links between lifelong exposures and diseases.
Tags: center for individualized medicine, DNA Testing, Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, exposome, gene sequencing, Genetics, genomics
June 13, 2022
Native American’s genetic test results at Mayo Clinic reveal surprise lineage to ancient tribe
By Susan Murphy
Mayo Clinic working to advance health equity among Native Americans, Alaska Natives Schyler Martin, a member of the Munsee Band of Mohicans in Minnesota, was surprised and excited when his recent Mayo Clinic genetic test results revealed he has distinctive DNA lineage to an ancient group of Native Americans known as the Beringians. According to […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, DNA Testing, Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, Genetic Testing, Genetics, genomic medicine, individualized medicine, medical research, tapestry
April 25, 2022
By Susan Murphy
National DNA Day on Monday, April 25, marks the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953 and the Human Genome Project’s completion in 2003. For the first time, a team of scientists led by the National Institutes of Health has finished sequencing an entire human genome — all of the roughly 3 billion bases of […]
Tags: Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, Genetic Sequencing, Genetic Testing, Genetics, genome, Human Genome Project
February 28, 2022
Young girl with rare disease gets life-changing diagnosis and targeted therapy at Mayo Clinic
By Susan Murphy
Araeya Sell, 13, has spent much of her childhood visiting her health care team and in the hospital. She has endured countless blood draws, scans, procedures and a surgery ― all in the search for answers to her complex symptoms. After an exhaustive, nearly seven-year diagnostic odyssey, the Sells turned to Mayo Clinic.
Tags: center for individualized medicine, Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, Dr. Pinto e Vairo, Genetics, genomics
January 18, 2022
Mayo’s COVID-19 Sequencing Command Center offers insights into ‘power of the virus’
By Susan Murphy
Tracing the genetic evolution of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is crucial for detecting and responding to emerging variants. A team of scientists within Mayo Clinic’s COVID-19 Sequencing Command Center is at the forefront of the extensive research and surveillance operation, conducting nearly 750 sequences of the COVID-19 virus each week.
Tags: center for individualized medicine, covid-19, Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, Dr. Purna Kashyap, Genetic Sequencing, sequencing
October 18, 2021
By Susan Murphy
When Michelle Ewy, 38, received an opportunity at Mayo Clinic to get her DNA tested for genetic mutations related to breast and ovarian cancers, and other cancers and diseases, she jumped at the chance. “I wasn’t thinking much of what the outcome would be because there has not been a prevalence of breast or ovarian […]
Tags: BRCA2, breast cancer, Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, ovarian cancer, Teresa Kruisselbrink, whole exome sequencing
October 13, 2021
Mayo Clinic collaborates with Personalis Inc. to expand cancer genomic testing
By Susan Murphy
By Joe Dangor Mayo Clinic announced an agreement on Tuesday, Oct. 12 that will allow it to offer clinical-grade comprehensive cancer genomic sequencing to cancer patients who choose to participate. Test results will be available to patients and their treating health care providers to guide therapeutic decisions, advance cancer research, and support the development of […]
Tags: cancer genomics, Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, Genetic Testing, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
August 31, 2021
By Susan Murphy
Konstantinos Lazaridis, M.D., known for his significant contributions in genomic research and medicine in a quest to predict and better diagnose disease, as well as devise individualized treatments, has been named the Carlson and Nelson Endowed Executive Director for Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine. The center is widely recognized as one of the most […]
Tags: cancer genomics, Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, genomics, individualized medicine, multi-omics, rare disease