Screening patients' genomes to allow GPs to assess disease risk is feasible
Screening people's genomes as part of routine primary care can spot genetic changes that may have important implications for health, a new study reports.
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Screening people's genomes as part of routine primary care can spot genetic changes that may have important implications for health, a new study reports.
Jun 3, 2022
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New findings from researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and published today in the journal Nature Communications report the results of using a comprehensive sequencing approach on 114 pediatric, adolescent, ...
May 18, 2022
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A newly discovered gene defect among people of Inuit ancestry in Greenland, Canada and Alaska will possibly lead to screening of all newborn Inuits as they will otherwise be at risk of dying from child vaccines or simple ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Scientists have analyzed the full genetic blueprints of more than 18,000 cancer samples, finding new patterns of mutations that could help doctors provide better, more personalized treatment.
Apr 23, 2022
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For the first time, a highly transmissible strain of the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA currently plaguing hospitals in Northern Europe has been isolated from hedgehogs in Helsinki. The study by Venla Johansson and colleagues ...
Apr 22, 2022
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DNA analysis of thousands of tumors from NHS patients has found a 'treasure trove' of clues about the causes of cancer, with genetic mutations providing a personal history of the damage and repair processes each patient has ...
Apr 21, 2022
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Inside brain cells, errors in DNA can accumulate as we age. But in patients with Alzheimer's disease, these errors—known as somatic mutations—may build up at a faster rate. A new study by investigators from Brigham and ...
Apr 20, 2022
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A variant of the CTLA-4 gene associated with autoimmune disease was found to be more frequent in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who experienced an exceptionally high response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy and higher ...
Apr 11, 2022
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A new study led by scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has changed our understanding of invasive lobular breast cancer—and could increase the number of patients who access new treatments via lobular ...
Mar 30, 2022
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Scientists are getting their first peek at the genes of nearly 100,000 Americans in what's considered a uniquely diverse genomic database—part of a quest to reduce health disparities and end cookie-cutter care.
Mar 17, 2022
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