Items Tagged ‘Genomic Sequencing’
October 15, 2013
By AJ Montpetit 
Today’s Twitter Chat with Dr. Richard Besser from ABC on the topic of Breast Cancer touched on the need for mammogram testing and the need for patient education. The discussion also took a turn to BRCA testing, as well as genetic testing. One area that the Center for Individualized Medicine focuses on is understanding why […]
Tags: ABC, beauty project, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Genome-Guided Therapy, center for individualized medicine, chat, chemotherapy, Dr. Richard Besser, Genomic Sequencing, neoadjuvant therapy, personalized care, personalized medicine
September 12, 2013
New Publication from Center for Individualized Medicine
By AJ Montpetit
Novel TRAF1-ALK fusion identified by deep RNA sequencing of anaplastic large cell lymphoma Abstract Chromosomal translocations leading to expression of abnormal fusion proteins play a major role in the pathogenesis of various hematologic malignancies. The recent development of high-throughput, “deep” sequencing has allowed discovery of novel translocations leading to a rapid increase in understanding these diseases. Translocations […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, gene sequencing, genome, Genomic Sequencing, genomics, George Vasmatzis, individualized medicine, personalized medicine, RNA