pharmaphorum

JANUARY 24, 2023

Ben Hargreaves finds that the vast amount of genetic data that exists today could help provide a faster, more targeted way of developing new drug candidates. The logical extension to this kind of approach is treating individual patients, with their individual genetic makeup.

Genetics 98

Genetics Drugs Genome Project Biobanking 98

Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

A new study has provided the first detailed genetic insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms underpinning Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). . The results were presented at the ME Genetics Research Summit organised by ME charity, Action for ME and the MRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh. .

Genetics 52

Genetics Biobanking Genotype Gene 52

Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 30, 2023

RA: You’ve recently announced a collaboration with the University of Oxford to access genotype data on women with endometriosis. We previously conducted a hypothesis-free study using genotype data from the UK Biobank, which resulted in the first mechanism-based stratification of endometriosis patients.

Genome 70

Genome Genomics Genotype Clinical Trials 70

XTalks

APRIL 15, 2021

A 2015 study published in Nature Genetics found that the availability of human genetic data made investigational drugs twice as likely to pass pivotal trials and eventually be approved. Figure 1: The use of Mendelian randomization to validate genetic drug targets.

Development 98

Development Drugs Genome Genomics 98