What's a 'variant of uncertain significance?'
Seven words someone taking a genetic test doesn't want to hear:
May 4, 2018
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Seven words someone taking a genetic test doesn't want to hear:
May 4, 2018
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You might be intrigued by what your genes could tell you about your ancestry or the health risks hidden in your DNA. If so, you're not alone.
Apr 5, 2018
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March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the perfect time to bring up the value of colonoscopies and mammograms. These procedures may seem old school for old folks, but they save lives – more directly than genetic ...
Mar 9, 2018
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A new study has found a blood test for cancer DNA could predict if a woman is responding to the new breast cancer drug palbociclib, months earlier than current tests.
Mar 1, 2018
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Mutations in known breast cancer genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 are identified in only approximately 20 per cent of women who are offered genetic testing for familial breast cancer.
Feb 28, 2018
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For my family this past holiday season, the most heated discussion was not generated from the usual suspects (politics or sibling dynamics), but rather from a Secret Santa gift: a 23andMe genetics testing kit given by an ...
Jan 29, 2018
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Researchers have developed a blood test that can detect the presence of eight common cancers. Called CancerSEEK, the blood test detects tiny amounts of DNA and proteins released into the blood stream from cancer cells. This ...
Jan 19, 2018
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The heart of Frederic Chopin, among the world's most cherished musical virtuosos, may finally have given up the cause of his untimely death.
Nov 26, 2017
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Scientists are developing a set of medical tests called liquid biopsies that can rapidly detect the presence of cancers, infectious diseases and other conditions from only a small blood sample. Researchers at The University ...
Nov 16, 2017
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Cancer researchers at Intermountain Medical Center and the Intermountain Precision Genomics Program in Salt Lake City are launching an exciting, new three-year study to determine if a blood test that looks for DNA from a ...
Oct 11, 2017
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