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How Pharmacogenomics Can Benefit Your Clinical Trial

Worldwide Clinical Trials

One way to ensure customized disease management is to utilize pharmacogenomics (PGx) in your clinical trial. As the study of how an individual’s genes affect their response to drugs, pharmacogenomics is a critical factor in developing effective and safe drugs and dosages in clinical trials.

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Leveraging Genetic Testing for Enrolling Rare Disease Trials

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Written By: Derek Ansel, MS, CCRA, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Given that 80% of rare diseases have a genetic etiology, genetic implications should be addressed at the onset of a clinical program to support trial enrollment.

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A Healthy Lifestyle Could Offset Genetic Risk For Early Death by a Hopeful 62%

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

When research tells us that our grandparents’ diets can affect our health decades later, it can be hard to shake the feeling that genetics spells out the trajectory of our wellbeing. But how much of our health is actually determined by our genes, and what effect does our lifestyle have, for better or worse? Can […]

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Genetic diagnostics promises paradigm shift towards personalized, proactive healthcare

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Indian healthcare industry is of the view that emergence of genetic diagnostics will be a paradigm shift towards personalized medicine. Through the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the role of genetic diagnostics offers personalized insights and proactive solutions for disease management and prevention.

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To Share or Not to Share Failed Genetic Screening Results with Patients

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When using genetic screening to identify clinical trial volunteers, a sponsor’s obligations for further testing and disclosure of results to patients and families are unclear, especially when the results have no impact on medical management. Guidance in this area is much needed. Read the full article!

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Scientists Discover a Genetic Variant That Seems to Limit HIV Infection

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Now an international team of researchers has discovered a new genetic variant in people of African ancestries that appears to restrict HIV replication after an infection sets in. A tiny fraction of people are naturally resistant to HIV infections, and scientists want to understand why.

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Indian healthcare looks at pharmacogenomics in patient care as comprehensive genetic tests gain ground

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Indian healthcare looks at pharmacogenomics, the study of influence of genetic factors on drug response, in patient care as comprehensive genetic tests gain ground.

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