Items Tagged ‘next generation sequencing’
May 12, 2017
Mayo Clinic launches first-in-world mate-pair sequencing test
By Sharon Rosen 
Many families are on a medical journey to find answers to a loved one’s undiagnosed disease. This can be painfully frustrating, expensive, and time-consuming. Now, a new test from Mayo Clinic hopes to help patients who may be at a diagnostic “dead end” with other genetic testing. The first-in-the-world mate-pair sequencing test identifies chromosome alterations […]
Tags: #chromosome, #congenital, #developmental, #DNA sequencing tests, #Dr. George Vasmatizis, #Dr. Nicole Lynn Hoppman, #genomic tests, #laboratory tests, #leukemia, cancer, center for individualized medicine, DNA
March 9, 2017
Next generation sequencing – a game changer
By Sharon Rosen
Imagine scanning a page for errors manually one letter at a time, versus using a faster tool like spell check. That’s the difference between the first DNA sequencing methods and the new computerized machines known as next generation sequencing. It’s revolutionizing health care. Next generation sequencing technology enables geneticists to examine all of your 22,000 […]
Tags: #Dr. Pavel Pichurin, #medical resarch, #neurological diseases, #Precision Mediicne, #rare diseases, #rare genetic diseases, #targeted panel testing, center for individualized medicine, Dr. Matthew Ferber, Genetic Testing, mayo clinic, next generation sequencing
May 13, 2016
Mayo Clinic Joins the National Microbiome Initiative
By Jeff Briggs 
The microbiome — which includes a community of trillions of bacteria living within our gut — has been called one of the next big frontiers in medicine. In recent years, research has shown that the bacteria in our gut plays a critical role in our overall health. The balance of good and bad bacteria can […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, Dr. Heidi Nelson, Dr. Purna Kashyap, microbiome, Microbiome Clinic, Microbiome Program, National Microbiome Initiative, next generation sequencing, NGS, OSTP, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
April 1, 2016
New Whole Exome Sequencing Plus Pharmacogenomics Test Now Available
By Jeff Briggs
Regular visitors to the Center for Individualized Medicine blog know that whole exome sequencing and pharmacogenomics are frequent topics here. Both are crucial elements in the Center’s commitment to and development of precision medicine. Now we’re excited about bringing them together to provide patients with more individualized care and better answers to their health […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, Department of Clinical Genomics, DLMP, Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, Dr. Matthew Ferber, next generation sequencing, pharmacogenomics, Precision Medicine, whole exome sequencing, whole exome sequencing plus pharmacogenomics
February 11, 2016
Next-Generation Sequencing: Targeted Panels Versus Whole Exome Sequencing
By Jeff Briggs
Next-generation sequencing is becoming more prominent in the clinical laboratory, something we reported on recently on the Center for Individualized Medicine blog. With its unprecedented throughput, scalability, and speed, next-generation sequencing enables researchers to study biological systems at a level never before possible. Today’s complex genomic research questions demand a depth of information beyond […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, DNA, DNA Sequencing, Dr. Brian Dawson, Dr. Eric Klee, Dr. Matthew Ferber, gene sequencing, mayo medical laboratories, MML, next generation sequencing, whole exome sequencing
January 26, 2016
Next-Generation Sequencing Settling Into the Laboratory
By Jeff Briggs
Thanks to next-generation sequencing, it’s now easier than ever to provide comprehensive genetic analysis to guide therapeutic decisions for patients with cancer, but it’s important to use resources wisely, says Linnea Baudhuin, Ph.D. Dr. Baudhuin is an associate professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Medical School and co-director of the clinical genome sequencing […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, DLMP, Dr. Linnea Baudhuin, mayo medical laboratories, MML, next generation sequencing
April 10, 2014
Lessons Learned from Genomics Clinic for Sequencing-based Cancer Care and Diagnostics
By Center for Individualized Medicine 
Article Originally Featured on Mayo Clinic News Network It has been 1.5 years since Mayo Clinic opened the world’s first integrated multidisciplinary genomics service, the Individualized Medicine Clinic, which uses genomics and next-generation sequencing technologies to personalize treatments for patients with advanced cancer and complex diagnoses. In a special issue of the American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C, “Implementation of Genomic Medicine,” developers […]
Tags: cancer, center for individualized medicine, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, genome science, genomic medicine, genomics, individualized medicine, Individualized Medicine Clinic, Konstantinos Lazaridis, mayo clinic
December 19, 2013
With lung cancer accounting for more cancer-related deaths each year than the next four leading cancer types combined, the need for earlier diagnosis and better treatment options is clear. Oncospire Genomics, the recently formed joint venture between Cancer Genetics, Inc and Mayo Clinic, aims to shift the tide in lung cancer treatment. The goal of […]
Tags: Biobank, cancer, Cancer Genetics Inc, center for individualized medicine, Follicular lymphoma, Genetics, genomics, Gianrico Farrugia, Lung Cancer, mayo clinic, Multiple Myeloma, next generation sequencing
September 17, 2013
Next-Gen Sequencing For Hereditary Colon Cancer
By AJ Montpetit 
Matthew Ferber, Ph.D., Director of Mayo Clinic’s Molecular Genetics Laboratory, discusses Mayo Clinic’s Hereditary Colon Cancer Multi-Gene Panel, which uses next generation sequencing (NGS), array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH), and other technologies to evaluate for germline mutations in 17 genes known to be associated with an increased risk for colon cancer development.
Tags: array comparative genomic hybridization, cancer, colon cancer, genetic, Genetics, genome, genomics, hereditary colon cancer, next gen sequencing, next generation sequencing