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Personalising whole genome sequencing doubles diagnosis of rare diseases 

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A new study led by Medical Research Council-funded researchers from UCL has found that tailoring the analysis of whole genome sequencing to individual patients could double the diagnostic rates of rare diseases. . Consequently, the UK has established itself at the forefront of diagnostic whole genome sequencing. Context .

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Predictive diagnostics: closing the precision medicine gap

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Jarret Glasscock , PhD, CEO of Cofactor Genomics explains how diagnostics are emerging as the key to ensuring the right patients get matched to the right therapy, at the right time. . In the cancer space alone over the last five years, clinical trials have increased 500% for new drugs and new drug combinations.