Perlegen to Mine 4 Million Patient Records for Predictive Markers

Mar 18, 2008

This article has been corrected to note that Perlegen is a spinout of Affymetrix, not a subsidiary as previously reported.

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Perlegen Sciences said today it will work with an undisclosed electronic medical records company to search through data from four million patients for genetic markers that could help predict patient response to certain medical treatments.

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