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UK agency pilots biobank to study links between genetics and drug side effects

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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) aims to launch a pilot genetic biobank that will gather patient data to associate drug-related adverse events to their genetic makeup. The Yellow Card biobank will launch as a joint venture with the UK-government funded entity Genomics England on June 1.

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A history of blood cancer treatment

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Thanks to the dedicated efforts of doctors, patients, carers, and healthcare professionals, people diagnosed with blood cancer are now living longer, with a steady stream of more effective treatments entering the market each year. 2012 – The 100,000 Genomics Project begins. 2002 – Emergence of CAR-T therapy.

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Expediting innovation in the rare disease domain

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Every time a patient with a rare condition walks into a hospital, doctors face the probable challenge of starting from scratch. Here are the challenges that the medical community faces, most of which relate to the lack of research data, high cost of developing treatments or orphan drugs and greater chances of failure. .

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Building a better future for people with rare diseases in all four UK nations

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Published in January, the document replaces 2013’s UK Strategy for Rare Diseases and sets out four priorities for the next five years: faster diagnosis, increasing awareness among healthcare professionals, the better coordination of care, and improving access to specialist care, treatments, and drugs.

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