Items Tagged ‘Genetic Testing’
November 25, 2020
Grandma, gravy and genes: this Thanksgiving, learn your family’s health history
By Susan Murphy 
With Covid-19 cases rising, many families are changing their Thanksgiving Day plans to virtual gatherings to share memories, milestones and laughter. Researchers within Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine are also urging people to use part of this time to discuss their family’s health history…it could save a life. Thanksgiving Day marks Family Health History […]
Tags: #hereditary diseases, Genetic Testing, hereditary, hereditary cancer
November 11, 2020
Conquering cancer by targeting its genetic abnormalities
By Susan Murphy
Joanne Garnett has harrowing memories of that life-changing day back in 1981. She was a 39-year-old land use planner living in Wyoming when she received a call from her doctor confirming she had uterine cancer. “I was shocked, and it was strange because I didn’t fit any profile for uterine cancer,” Garnett recalls. “I got […]
Tags: BRCA2, genetic, Genetic Testing, hereditary cancer, lynch syndrome
November 2, 2020
Mayo Clinic study finds 1 in 8 patients with cancer harbor inherited genetic mutations
By Susan Murphy
Genetic testing can uncover inherited genetic mutations, and could individualize cancer therapies, improve survival, manage cancer in loved ones and push the boundaries of precision medicine. In a new study published in JAMA Oncology, scientists with Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine conducted genetic testing in more than 3,000 patients who were diagnosed with cancer […]
Tags: cancer genomics, Cancer Research, Genetic Testing, Genetics, Individualizing Medicine, Inherited cancer, Research
September 29, 2020
States apart, two brothers’ medical mysteries solved through genetic testing
By Noelle Schon When El Paso, Texas resident Leticia “Letty” Gutierrez met her husband David, she knew he was one in a million. The two have been married for 28 years and built a life together with three kids. Letty, a high school English teacher, says she was especially attracted to David for his wit. […]
Tags: #Dr. Radhika Dhamija, ALS, body myopathy, frontotemporal dementia, Genetic Testing, mayo clinic, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, rare disease
September 10, 2020
By Susan Murphy
Patients with a rare genetic disease called familial adenomatous polyposis, (FAP), often face debilitating challenges. Typically striking in the early teenage years, FAP is characterized by hundreds to thousands of tiny polyps forming in the colon and rectum and leading to a nearly 100% percent likelihood that they will get colon cancer without a life-altering […]
Tags: Genetic Testing, Genetics, hereditary cancer, hereditary colon cancer, individualized medicine
May 26, 2020
Transplant: Research Makes More Organs Count
By Susan Murphy
By Sara Nick/ Discovery’s Edge Several years ago, a surgeon checked on his patient and was pleased to find her sipping hot coffee in her hospital bed just one day after a lung transplant. If he was looking for a sign that the operation went well, he found it that morning. Delight turned to devastation […]
Tags: #bacterial infections, #kidney transplant, Genetic Testing, Genetics, organ transplant
January 28, 2020
By Sharon Rosen 
Patients suffering from depression, anxiety and substance use disorders often search for years to find treatment. Studies have shown that during this time gap, patients’ symptoms worsen, increasing their risk for other chronic illnesses, shortened lifespan and poor quality of life. Mayo Clinic statistical geneticist Joanna Biernacka, Ph.D. and her colleagues are working to change […]
Tags: #Mayo Clinic Biobank, anxiety, center for individualized medicine, depression, Genetic Testing, genomics, Joanna Biernacka, mayo clinic, Project Generation, psychiatric disorders, risk score, substance abuse disorder
December 23, 2019
Meet Eric Matey, Pharm.D., R.Ph.: moving drug-gene testing into clinical care
By Sharon Rosen
If you’ve picked up a prescription from your local pharmacy, you may have spoken with a pharmacist about how and when to take a medication or its potential side effects. At Mayo Clinic, pharmacists perform these same tasks, but their role extends much further by helping move genomics discoveries into clinical care. “Our pharmacy team […]
Tags: #drug-gene interactions, #RIGHT 10K study, center for individualized medicine, Center for Individualized Medicine Pharmacogenomics Program, Eric Matey, Genetic Testing, genomics, individualized medicine, mayo clinic, pharmacy
November 28, 2019
For one patient, sharing her family medical history led to lifesaving care
By Sharon Rosen
When Stephanie Van Doren first visited Mayo Clinic’s campus in Florida, she was seeking care for digestive issues. But after hearing Van Doren’s family medical history and completing a clinical evaluation, gastroenterologist Timothy Woodward, M.D. recognized that she may also be at risk for a potentially fatal heart condition, aortic dissection. Genetic testing confirmed that […]
Tags: #aortic dissection, #family medical history, #hereditary diseases, #Stephanie Van Doren, center for individualized medicine, Genetic Testing, genomics, Heart Disease, mayo clinic, Timothy Woodward
November 14, 2019
Genetic counselors offer a human experience, guidance for patients
By Sharon Rosen
Who should have genetic testing? Which testing option is best for each individual? These are all questions that genetic counselors can answer. They play a key role in educating patients and physicians about how genetic testing can be used to guide medical care. “Mayo Clinic genetic counselors are those members of the health care team […]
Tags: #genetic disorders, #hereditary diseases, #Mayo Clinic Department of Clinical Genomics, center for individualized medicine, Genetic Counselor Awareness Day, Genetic Counselors, Genetic Testing, genomics, Jessica Tarnowski, Joan Steyermark, mayo clinic, preemptive genetic testing