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Genomic Medicine Has Reached Clinical Practice
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The Medical College of Wisconsin now has a genome sequencing committee and patients with unknown disorders awaiting sequencing. In December, they reported sequencing a boy, which saved his life. Medscape Medical News
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Tri-Molecular Route Promising in Glioblastoma Multiforme
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Examination of the molecular make-up of brain tumor cells from patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) has shown that all specimens overexpress at least one of three specific proteins, which are therefore promising therapeutic targets, North Carolina-based researchers report in the January issue of Clinical Cancer Research. Reuters Health Information
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BRCA1 Haplotype Influences Lung Cancer Chemotherapy
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Carriers of certain haplotypes of the BRCA1 gene, which plays a central role in the DNA repair system, do not appear to respond to platinum-based chemotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer, Korean researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology published online ahead of print. Reuters Health Information
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