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Rare Disease Diagnosis: Why Tackling the Genomic Analysis Bottleneck is Key to Advancing Precision Medicine

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HS: Well, a definitive diagnosis opens the door to personalized medicine, potentially leading to reduced morbidity and mortality. It also slows the progress of identifying new disease gene associations in very rare conditions. What are the benefits of having a definitive diagnosis for patients with genetic disorders?

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LabCorp Backs Resolution Bioscience’s Liquid Biopsy Test for NSCLC

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The leading global life science company is set to introduce Resolution Bio’s ctDx Lung assay , a non-invasive liquid biopsy test for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The liquid biopsy will therefore help personalize medicines for patients based on the molecular features of their disease.

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How Pharmacogenomics may finally realise its promise

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The program is orchestrated by Coriell Life Sciences, and nearly half of the 5,000 enrolled members have already made immediate shifts to their medication regimen which are showing positive results, both from an individual impact as well as a cost-savings perspective.

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New HCV Test Enables Diagnosis and Treatment in a Single Visit

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“This simple-to-use test detects the full range of known HCV genotypes in about an hour and can be performed on a small volume of blood collected via fingerstick,” said Dr. David H. Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medicines are the current standard of care for hepatitis C treatment.

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Biorepositories as a Guiding Resource for Research & Drug Discovery

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The power of leveraging clinical data to decipher disease mechanisms and fuel drug discovery has rapidly grown in the era of genomics and personalized medicine. This includes precision medicine strategies which can be effectively guided through high-level translational research led by clinical data.

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How MedFluid is Targeting Antimicrobial Resistance with its Personalized Infection Screening Tool

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It identifies bacteria using both genotypic and phenotypic assessments within 1.5 The test is geared towards precision medicine for antibiotics in order to target the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. “We The tool can select different combinations of multiple antibiotics deemed suitable for treating specific bacterial infections.

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10 Key Learnings from Successful Cellular and Gene Therapy Trials for Rare Diseases

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According to Dr. Melanie Blank, clinical team leader for General Medicine Branch 1 at the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Division of Clinical Evaluation and Pharmacology/Toxicology (DCEPT), the agency is seeing one or two new applications coming in every week for new gene therapies for different diseases.