Hereditary cancer is more common than you might think
Cancer touches nearly every Australian, with 1 in 2 people facing a diagnosis by age 85.
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Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services: News and Research on Genetic Services
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Can chatbots help with genetic testing for cancer risk?
In a study from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) and NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center, researchers found that a specialized chatbot can effectively assist patients in deciding whether to pursue ...
Sep 10, 2024
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New international guidelines could boost accuracy for cancer genetic testing
New international guidelines developed by QIMR Berghofer researchers are expected to improve the accuracy of genetic tests that determine a person's cancer risk.
Aug 15, 2024
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Q&A: Generative AI 'drift' and 'nondeterminism' inconsistences are important considerations in health care applications
Samuel (Sandy) Aronson, ALM, MA, executive director of IT and AI Solutions for Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine and senior director of IT and AI Solutions for the Accelerator for Clinical Transformation, is the ...
Aug 12, 2024
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Researchers highlight the limitations of a specific commercially available clinical genetic test in dermatology
Earlier this year, Department of Genetics professor Joel Sax, along with Christopher McFarland, assistant professor at the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, and Bryan Carroll, associate professor for the Department ...
Jul 26, 2024
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BRCA1/2: Why men should be screened for the 'breast cancer gene'
More and more studies show that men face risks of cancer from BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations that are most often associated with breast and ovarian cancers in women.
Jul 26, 2024
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Discovery of gene linked to neurodevelopmental disorders offers hope for future treatments
A global collaboration involving University of Manchester scientists has discovered a gene whose variants potentially cause neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) in hundreds of thousands of people across the world.
Jul 11, 2024
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Study explores impact of workplace genetic testing on employee health behaviors
Genetic testing is not yet a standard component of workplace wellness programs, but what if it were? Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory and the University of Michigan aim to answer this question, and to consider the ethical ...
Jun 21, 2024
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Shedding light on the state of genetic counseling for hereditary transthyretin-related amyloidosis
Early detection and treatment of hereditary transthyretin-related amyloidosis via genetic counseling are crucial. Yet, not all at-risk individuals seek genetic counseling, and management for presymptomatic carriers remains ...
Jun 13, 2024
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Progress in genetic testing in congenital heart disease
Congenital heart disease (CHD) includes a variety of structural malformations affecting the heart and blood vessels. With growing understanding of the molecular processes involved in heart development, genetic variants have ...
May 16, 2024
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