Not exact matches
Mr Smallwood said ABS had been an earlier adopter of
genomic technology, in which breeding values were calculated from the
results of a DNA
test, particularly in having its genetics
tested on the Australian system.
Consequently, «physicians without specialized genetics training will be increasingly called upon to order
genomic testing and use the
results in the care of their patients.»
Using genetic
testing to inform which blood thinner to use following a procedure to open narrowed blood vessels
resulted in significantly fewer complications among patients, according to new research in Circulation:
Genomic and Precision Medicine, an American Heart Association journal.
They conducted complete
genomic sequencing of all genes implicated in breast cancer on DNA samples from breast cancer patients who had normal BRCA1 and BRCA2 commercial
test results.
MacConaill noted that the
results of Profile
genomic testing are being used to further research within the institutions and are being shared more widely with initiatives like Project GENIE of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), which will help advance the field of precision medicine.
And in only a minority of cases — about 10 percent across the cohort, the researchers estimated — was the
test information used in caring for the patient, although in some cancer types
genomic results were used in a much higher percent of cases.
«This
test is the
result of data coming from modern, cutting - edge
genomic technologies, and thus it is exciting to see the bench to bedside story fulfilled.»
August 25, 2009 Genetic Counseling Needed to Complement Genetic
Testing Charis Eng, MD, PhD, Chairwoman and founder of the Genomic Medicine Institute is featured in a Plain Dealer article regarding direct to consumer genetic testing and the interpretation of r
Testing Charis Eng, MD, PhD, Chairwoman and founder of the
Genomic Medicine Institute is featured in a Plain Dealer article regarding direct to consumer genetic
testing and the interpretation of r
testing and the interpretation of
results.
It is also recommended that the current voluntary restriction on insurers» ability to ask for predictive genetic
test results should be renewed, in the light of public concerns over
genomic data disclosure to insurers and the risk that this might
result in many «refusing their consent to receive additional findings from whole genome sequencing».
Topics at «Genetics — Moving to the Center of Healthcare» include the role of
genomic testing in guiding cancer treatment, approaches to helping families that are coping with genetic diagnoses, and interpretation and use of
genomic sequencing
results in the newborn population.