Items Tagged ‘biobank’
May 24, 2018
Mayo’s RIGHT 10K – moving pharmacogenomics into everyday clinical practice
This article originally appeared on the Center for Individualized Medicine blog on March 20, 2018. By Sharon Rosen After nearly half a century of research, Mayo Clinic is a leader in moving pharmacogenomics into clinical practice. This year pharmacogenomics test results for 10,000 Mayo Clinic patients, all participants in the RIGHT 10K study, are being added […]
Tags: biobank, Center for Individualized Medicine, DNA testing, genetics, Paul Takahashi, pharmacogenomics, Richard Weinshilboum
March 22, 2018
Mayo researchers identify characteristics of colon polyps most likely to progress to cancer
Researchers at Mayo Clinic are closer to answering the question, why does one colon polyp transform to cancer while another seemingly identical polyp does not? A colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. While most colon polyps are harmless some can develop into colon cancer, which […]
Tags: biobank, cancer, colon cancer, DNA, Lisa Boardman, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
November 15, 2016
The Sangre Por Salud (Spanish for Blood for Health) Biobank was created to expand precision medicine research to underrepresented Latino patients in order to enhance the diversity of the Mayo Clinic Biobank. The biobank enables researchers to examine biological samples and data collected from Latino patients in order to develop better prevention, diagnostic tools and […]
Tags: Arizona State University, biobank, Center for Individualized Medicine, collaboration, Eleanna De Filippis, health disparities, personalized medicine, precision medicine, Sangre Por Salud
August 16, 2016
Getting it RIGHT – Individualized medicine is getting very personal
10,000 people help answer a basic individualized medicine question Nearly 1 out of every 3 American adults has high blood pressure. About 70 percent of them take medication for their condition, but only half have it under control. Why? The answer gets to the heart of individualized medicine: Because each person has a unique genetic […]
Tags: biobank, Center for Individualized Medicine, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, individualized medicine, Jennifer St. Sauver, personalized medicine
June 7, 2016
Mayo Talks Research at BIO Conference
From Taiwan to Texas, anyone who has anything to do with biosciences is here in San Francisco to hear speakers, attend education sessions, but mostly to network and make contacts for business and research. Mayo Clinic is here along with Destination Medical Center in Minnesota to talk about our research activities and make a major […]
Tags: biobank, Center for Individualized Medicine, Destination Medical Center, individualized medicine, precision medicine