Law restricting firms’ use of gene testing to take effect Nov 16, 2009
Law restricting firms use of gene testing to take effect - The Boston Globe ... Law restricting firms use of gene testing to take effect. (Boston Globe)
Gene Screening: Brings Good With Bad? Oct 22, 2009
Recently, however, it has also been discovered through gene testing that he has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic heart condition that can lead to heart failure and sudden death, among other problems, and a problem some of his children now also have. "This is the first time a genetic disease has been documented this way," said Dr. Barry Maron, a cardiologist with the Minnesota Heart Institute Foundation. (ABC News)
Understanding Implications Of Prenatal Testing For Down Syndrome Sep 16, 2009
7, 2008) Pregnant women worried about their babies' genetic health face a tough decision: get prenatal gene testing and risk miscarriage, or skip the tests and miss the chance to learn of genetic defects. . (Science Daily)
Cryo-Cell Announces Strategic Partnership With S-Evans Biosciences, Inc. Aug 12, 2009
In addition to SEB's business plans to market and manufacture C'elle menstrual stem cells collected from women across mainland China, the company expects to offer other products and services associated with stem cell therapy; gene testing and disease diagnosis (i ... Products and services: processing and storage of menstrual stem cells; stem cell therapy; gene testing and disease diagnosis (gene chips, high throughput sequencing and standard molecular technologies). (PR Newswire)
DNA Testing Becomes More Affordable Jul 17, 2009
Genomics was launched as government officials grapple with whether DTC gene testing services should be more strictly controlled to assure people get reliable results and avoid the misuse of DNA information. Under one adverse scenario, health insurance providers could deny healthy people policies based on medical risks identified by genetic analysis. (Newsmax)
Quantitative real-time RT-PCR and chromogenic in situ hybridization: precise methods to detect HER-2 status in breast carcinoma. Mar 24, 2009
HER-2 gene testing has become an integral part of breast cancer patient diagnosis. The most commonly used assay in the clinical setting for evaluating HER-2 status is immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). (BioMed Central)
Fears bosses may use gene testing to weed out sick Mar 11, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald - Business News, World News & Breaking News in Australia Skip directly to: Search Box, , , Text Version. Deborah Smith, Science Editor. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Mutation of BRCA gene influences women's views of preventive mastectomy Mar 9, 2009
The study's findings could help physicians and other clinicians as they discuss test results with women who undergo BRCA gene testing. Women at high risk for developing breast cancer have several options to help safeguard against the disease. (EurekAlert!)
MGH to use genetics to personalize cancer care Mar 3, 2009
General's decision to make gene testing standard represents a major step in individualizing cancer treatment ... General's decision to make gene testing standard in cancer treatment - it's believed to be the first hospital in the nation to do so - represents a major step in delivering personalized medicine to the masses ... But representatives of the state's three major health plans said they pay for gene testing only when it has proven medical benefits, meaning insurers may balk at paying for... (Boston Globe)
Chicago in the News Feb 20, 2009
Gene testing may replace drugsRichard Schilsky, Professor in Medicine and Associate Dean for Clinical Research, was quoted in a Monday, Feb. 16 Associated Press story on gene testing for cancer treatments. The story reported that oncologists are using genetic testing rather than pricey, cure-all cancer treatments that won t work in 40 percent of patients. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Gene testing application deadline nears Feb 15, 2009
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Doubt Cast on Worth of Heart Disease Gene Testing Feb 7, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study tracking a large group of women for a decade casts doubt on the value of testing for a certain genetic trait linked to heart disease to predict one's chances of illness, U.S. researchers said on Monday. (MEDLINEplus)
