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Myriad Genetics, Milford Medical Laboratory

Aug 01, 2007
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Myriad Genetics last week launched TheraGuide 5-FU, a DNA-based test to help predict which cancer patients are likely to have adverse reactions to the drug 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) or the oral form of the drug, capecitabine. The test costs $1,100 and includes DNA sequence analysis of the DPYD and TYMS genes, which increase a patient's risk for toxicity to 5-FU chemotherapy.
 

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