A California bill, sponsored by 23andMe, would essentially exempt certain personal genomics firms from having to meet CLIA standards, but would create new requirements for the nascent industry. Privacy groups and members of the personalized medicine community are concerned that the bill doesn't go far enough to protect consumers' genetic information or ensure the accuracy of these tests.

Under the partnership announced this week, DxS' RT-PCR technology will be joined with Exosome Dx's xOSO technology — which collects nucleic acids from blood exosomes — to develop blood-based companion diagnostics for detecting cancer gene mutations.

Without PGx-guided dosing information, it is unclear whether genetic testing to gauge Plavix response will go the same way as genetic testing for warfarin. At least one national insurer, Aetna, feels that the FDA did not provide enough information in the updated label to warrant coverage for the intervention.

Jeff Boyd, Fox Chase's chief scientific officer, shared with Pharmacogenomics Reporter the center's plans to leverage its biorepositories and Phase I clinical trial expertise to woo pharma companies and advance personalized cancer drugs.

The authors of the report recommend conducting randomized trials with "sufficiently large sample sizes and long-term follow-up," in addition to other types of research to determine whether genetic testing in patients with a history of blood clots improves outcomes and whether physicians should alter current treatment practices to adopt genetic testing for the prevention of deep-vein thrombosis.

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