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Pharmacogenomics is a growing area of genomic medicine that uses a person’s genomic information to help healthcare providers select the medications and dosages that are predicted to work best in each patient.
… with colon cancer. After completing my first cycle of chemotherapy, I experienced severe side effects that resulted … responsible for metabolizing 5-fluorouracil, the specific chemotherapy medication that I was initially prescribed. The … dose, and I was able to complete the rest of my chemotherapy without severe side effects.” - NIH Clinical …
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The 2020 - 2022 Class of ISCC-PEG Scholars provided virtual presentations of the genomics education projects in which they were involved during their two years of participation in the program. Their ISCC-PEG Mentors provided introductions.
… 1:30 p.m. Utilizing Germline Pharmacogenomics to Optimize Chemotherapy Katherine Robinson, Pharm.D. Clinical …
Genetic Disorders
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States.
… of the body, doctors may use other treatments, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy or a …
News Release
Researchers are trying to understand a process whose rules are constantly being written and rewritten by cancer's rogue cells: who will more likely relapse.
… cell (a "sub-clone") that was unaffected by radiation or chemotherapy treatments and eventually became leukemia after …
News Release
Dr. William Gahl, NHGRI Clinical Director, gave the Samuel Pruzansky Memorial Lecture on March 23 for the March of Dimes Clinical Genetics Conference.
… with lymphoma and underwent potentially life-saving chemotherapy. "I received a note from his mother who said we …
MINC
Genomics is relevant to the practice of all nurses.
… good enough, so I needed something more. After standard chemotherapy I received an experimental vaccine that targeted …
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After major advances in hematology, David Bodine retires with an eye towards mentorship and a garden
David Bodine, founder of the Hematopoiesis Section and chief of the Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, advanced the fields of gene therapy and hematology in his 38 years at the NIH. Now, he plans to continue his contributions to science as an emeritus and through training the next generation of scientists.
… and cure leukemia that way, it'd be a lot better than chemotherapy. … Rogers: What do you see as the most exciting …
Genomics and Medicine
Starting in 2019, the American Journal of Human Genetics has published an annual feature identifying ten key advances in applying genomic information to clinical care that were reported in the previous 12 months of published literature. The Genomic Medicine Working Group has authored these reviews, based on its broader effort to identify notable accomplishments in genomic medicine on a monthly basis. From this larger set of published accomplishments, the working group has continued to select ten papers annually to be highlighted as the most significant.
… Infants Cost-Effectiveness of DPYD Genotyping in Cancer Chemotherapy An Analyst's Work is Never Done CYP2C19 …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is revolutionizing health assessments before birth.
… early so that Marin could have cancer surgery and begin chemotherapy. In hers and other cases, the availability of …
Genetic Disorders
WAGR syndrome is a genetic condition caused by a deletion of genes located on chromosome 11, often causing eye problems and increased risk of cancer in babies.
… surgery to remove the kidney, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Aniridia: The treatment of aniridia is aimed at …