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Empowering Breast Cancer Patients with Genetic Testing
By Valerie Schaibley, PhD, Kenneth S. Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB | Oct 16, 2018
Tags: Breast cancer, ovarian cancer, BRCA1, BRACA2, Angelina Jolie, DNA, genetic mutations
In 2013, Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie wrote a now famous opinion piece for the New York Times detailing her journey involving genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer. The filmmaker and humanitarian, whose... (read more)
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Tracking Down the Roots of Childhood–Onset Epilepsy
By Valerie Schaibley, PhD, Kenneth S. Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB | Mar 26, 2018
Tags: epilepsy, children, human genome, genetic mutations, DNA, SCN8A, seizures, traumatic brain injury, infection, turmors, quality of life
Epilepsy is the fourth most-common neurological disorder in adults, and the most common neurological condition in children. About 1 in 26 people will develop epilepsy over the course of their lifetime.People with epilepsy have... (read more)
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Targeting Lung Cancer: How Precision Medicine is Directing Cancer Therapy Today
By Valerie Schaibley, PhD | Jun 22, 2017
Tags: lung cancer, precision medicine, precision health, genetics, DNA, tumors, EGFR gene, women, asian ancestry
The field of precision medicine has been gaining steam over the past two years. During this period, the launch of the Precision Medicine Initiative and the All of Us Research Program have catapulted “precision medicine... (read more)
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