Hereditary Angioedema Attacks Reduced With Donidalorsen Prophylaxis Investigational treatment passes muster in phase III trial May 31, 2024
Age-Related Somatic Mutations Implicated in Cardiovascular Death Clonal hematopoiesis a red flag for people with asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis Apr 29, 2024
Genetics Studies Have a Diversity Problem That Researchers Struggle to Fix Most data based on DNA from white people, but small differences can have big health outcomes Apr 28, 2024
Need 10,000 Daily Steps to Prevent Obesity? It May Depend on Genetics Current recommendations may underestimate activity needs for people with high genetic risk Mar 27, 2024
Overdosing on Chemo: A Common Gene Test Could Save Hundreds of Lives Each Year Treatment can be deadly for enzyme-deficient patients; NCCN doesn't call for preemptive testing Mar 26, 2024
Genome Sequencing Identified Variants in Fetal Structural Anomalies Researcher touts identification of "high percentage of genetic disorders" Feb 14, 2024
More Patients Rely on Early Prenatal Testing as States Toughen Abortion Laws But testing early in pregnancy may be inaccurate Feb 13, 2024
Cost of Genomic Testing on the Minds of Many Oncologists Insurance coverage, patient out-of-pocket costs key considerations for 80% of survey respondents Jan 16, 2024
Retinal Tumor Risk Incidentally Detected at 29 Weeks' Gestation Finding poses clinical and ethical dilemma for parents and clinicians Jan 08, 2024
Moving Beyond the 'Angelina Jolie Effect' to Address Cancer Disparities A "local heroes effect" can better reach communities of color Nov 09, 2023
Quick Genetic Test Offers Hope for Sick, Undiagnosed Kids, but Few Insurers Cover It Test can "change the trajectory of these children's diseases" Oct 29, 2023
In BRCA Breast Cancer, Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy Tied to Better Survival PSO should be performed early, particularly for those with the BRCA1 variant, researchers say Oct 04, 2023
FDA Greenlights Test for Cancer-Predisposing Genetic Mutations First-of-its-kind DNA test achieved 99% accuracy for variants in dozens of genes Oct 03, 2023
FDA Panel Reluctantly Backs Patisiran for ATTR Cardiomyopathy Clinical meaningfulness is a different question, however Sep 13, 2023
Some Sinus Relief for Cystic Fibrosis Patients on Trikafta Lung function, BMI, bacterial swabs, sweat chloride levels also improved Sep 11, 2023
Cautious Return-to-Play Appears Safe for Athletes With Heart Conditions Shift away from blanket restrictions is not placing top-tier athletes at undue risk, data suggest Aug 14, 2023
New Recommendations Address Global Inequality in Sickle Cell Disease Care Commission lays out strategies for progress by 2025 and beyond Jul 13, 2023
Whole Genome Sequencing Boosts Diagnosis of Rare Disease in Infants Whole genome scans took longer than a commercially available test, but not for most urgent cases Jul 11, 2023
Bicuspid Aortic Valves and Aortopathy Cluster Among Close Relatives Large study supports wider screening of family members of probands Jun 15, 2023
How to Overcome the Catch-22 in Precision Medicine Research Improving the patient experience will go a long way May 31, 2023
ASCO Backs Routine ESR1 Testing for Certain Breast Cancers Activity of elacestrant in EMERALD trial "provides strong signal" for guideline update May 18, 2023
FDA Extends Trikafta Approval to Even Younger Cystic Fibrosis Patients Patients ages 2 to 5 years now eligible for the triple therapy Apr 27, 2023
Genomics Add Insight Into Worse Colorectal Cancer Outcomes in Black Patients Fewer actionable mutations, less likely to meet genomic criteria for immunotherapy Apr 19, 2023
Many With Cancer Predisposition Diseases Unaware of Genetic Status Moreover, a significant proportion do not qualify for genetic screening under current guidelines Apr 19, 2023
Genomics Can Help Diagnose Rare Pediatric Diseases Large study found genomic analysis delivered answers for 41% of kids with undiagnosed disease Apr 12, 2023
NIH's Genome Chief Says Genomics Is Evolving and Docs Need More Education on It National Human Genome Research Institute Director Eric Green sits down with MedPage Today Apr 07, 2023
Common Enzyme Deficiency Linked With COVID Severity Certain groups of men with G6PD deficiency had higher odds of severe illness Mar 29, 2023
KRAS Mutations in Metastatic CRC Predict Survival Benefit of Chemo Combo Trifluridine/tipiracil fails to improve survival in patients with KRAS G12-mutant tumors Mar 06, 2023
Inflammatory VEXAS Syndrome May Not Be So Uncommon Is new disease being missed by physicians? Jan 24, 2023
We're Underutilizing Genetic Testing for Colorectal Cancer Universal germline testing should be part of the standard of cancer care Jan 20, 2023
Genomic Assay May Pinpoint Who Can Skip RT After Breast-Conserving Surgery Patients categorized as low risk with 16-gene signature showed no significant benefit with RT Jan 06, 2023
Assay Predicts Breast Cancer Patients Who Will Benefit From Ovarian Suppression Low score suggests improved outcomes with ovarian suppression plus adjuvant endocrine therapy Dec 07, 2022
Decoding Cancer A conversation with Harold Varmus, MD, who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1989 Dec 06, 2022 podcast
Chris Hemsworth's APOE4 Alzheimer's Gene The Thor actor recently learned about his genetic predisposition Dec 01, 2022
Early Cardiac Amyloidosis Still Bad News Without Treatment Observational study supports treating even asymptomatic patients Nov 16, 2022
My Risk Revealed: A Confirmed BRCA2 Mutation My dad's cancer diagnosis offered me invaluable information Oct 30, 2022
Starch for Cancer Prevention? It's Not as Bananas as You Think Resistant starch may be protective against certain Lynch syndrome-related cancers Jul 25, 2022
Do Pediatric Electrophysiologists Have It Harder? Clinicians discuss the dilemmas and shortcomings in the field May 02, 2022
FDA Issues Warning on Prenatal Genetic Tests Relying on results could lead to inappropriate medical decisions, agency warns Apr 19, 2022
The Evolving Role of the Medical Geneticist ACMG leadership on new opportunities for clinicians and the future of genetic medicine Mar 23, 2022
