Items Tagged ‘Genome Testing’
January 7, 2014
A Discussion on Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests
An Op-Ed from a staff member at the Center for Individualized Medicine, Noralane Lindor, M.D. “I’d like to know what diseases I have high risk for. Why can the direct-to-consumer companies give risk for diseases like coronary artery disease and Alzheimer’s, but my family doctor can’t?” A recent report in the New York Times […]
Tags: 23andMe, DNA, DNA Testing, genetic, Genetic Testing, Genetic Testing Laboratories, Genetics, genome, Genome Sequencing, Genome Test, Genome Testing, genomics
December 31, 2013
Genetic Insights Leading to Better Care For Rare Cancer
Andrew Feldman, M.D., from the Hematopathology/Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is figuring out the best questions to “ask” T-cell lymphoma cells — to hone in on their weaknesses. “It’s knowing your enemy,” says Dr. Feldman, who is collaborating with Mayo Clinic’s Biomarker Discovery Program and the Center for Individualized Medicine, with additional support from […]
Tags: Benetic, biomarker, biomarkers, Biomarkers Discovery, cancer, Cancer Research, gene sequencing, genetic, Genetic Testing, genome, Genome Testing, Genomic Sequencing