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Sep 05, 2018

European Clinics Evaluating New Card System for Making PGx Data Available to Patients

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The system relies on the use of scannable safety code cards containing patient data, along with a web portal and automated analysis tools that deliver customized diagnostic reports.

Nov 28, 2017

Bio.logis Readies New Clinical Genetic Data Interpretation Tools Amid Growing Customer Interest

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The firm will launch two new analysis modules for its Genetic Information Management Suite next year, in addition to a new pharmacogenomics mobile application.

Sep 26, 2017

Genotyping Appears to Offer Warfarin Dosing Edge in New Clinical Trial

Results from a randomized clinical trial known as GIFT suggest that genotype-guided warfarin dosing is linked to fewer adverse events than clinical dosing.

Aug 30, 2017

Common Variant Implicated in Statin-Related Muscle Aches

Data from several large cohorts suggests that a variant in LILRB5 may produce a propensity for muscle pain or myalgia, upping the risk of statin intolerance.

Jul 12, 2017

Estonian Team Pairs Pharmacogenomics, EHRs to Reduce Adverse Drug Reactions

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The effort is already bearing fruit, as the team has been able to validate several variants known to be connected with adverse drug reactions.

May 03, 2017

This Week in Cell

In Cell this week: host-microbe interactions and cancer drug response; links between transcription rate, mRNA translation, and methylation; and more.

Nov 20, 2013

In Prescribing Study, Few Doctors Altered Treatment for Poor Plavix Metabolizers Based on Genotype

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A study led by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital on the effect of CYP2C19 testing on physicians' prescribing patterns has found that when doctors received patient test results for genetic markers associated with clopidogrel response through a pharmacy-benefit manager-

Oct 23, 2013

Genewiz to Launch Clinical Versions of PGx and Cancer Panels Starting This Year

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Genewiz, a contract research organization specializing in sequencing and other genomic services, has announced that it is branching out into the clinical sequencing and personalized medicine space with two sequencing panels — a 25-gene general pharmacogenomic panel and a 35-gene

Sep 24, 2013

Luminex CYP2C19 Assay Cleared by FDA, CE Marked in Europe

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Luminex said after the close of the market on Monday that its xTAG CYP2C19 kit has been cleared for marketing by the US Food and Drug Administration and has received the CE Mark in Europe.

Aug 27, 2013

UPDATE: Spartan Bioscience Gets FDA OK for Rapid CYP2C19 Assay

This article has been updated to clarify that the test has not been cleared for use in a point-of-care setting.

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Warren Releases Genetic Ancestry Results

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has released the results of a genetic ancestry analysis, the Boston Globe reports.

Thirty-One Recommended for Removal

Retraction Watch's Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus report that Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital have recommended that more than 30 papers from a former researcher be retracted.

Thomas Steitz Dies

Thomas Steitz, who won the 2009 chemistry Nobel Prize for his ribosome work, has died, the Washington Post reports.

This Week in PLOS

In PLOS this week: mechanisms for genes implicated in coronary artery disease, rumen microbes and host genetics influence cow methane production, and more.

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