Items Tagged ‘Filippo Pinto e Vairo’
March 30, 2022
Young girl with rare disease gets life-changing diagnosis and targeted therapy at Mayo Clinic
By Susan Murphy 
Araeya Sell, 13, has spent much of her childhood visiting her health care team and in the hospital. She has endured countless blood draws, scans, procedures and a surgery ― all in the search for answers to her complex symptoms. “It started in kindergarten when Araeya just kept getting bladder infections,” says her mother, Nicole […]
Tags: Center for Individualized Medicine, Filippo Pinto e Vairo, genetic testing, genetics, genomics, individualized medicine, Konstantinos Lazaridis, rare disease, William Faubion Jr.
May 17, 2021
Mayo Clinic Research in the news — 5/17/2021
By Advancing the Science contributor
In the news this week, highlighting Mayo Clinic research and faculty experts, we welcome a new leader and see discussions across the research continuum. Topics range from quality improvement and innovation initiatives, to basic science discoveries, the latest in artificial intelligence in health care and clinical trials. All highlight investigations into improving outcomes and experience […]
Tags: Alzheimer's disease, asthma, biobank, blood clots, cardiology, Cheryl Willman, Chia-Chun Chiang, COVID-19, Dennis Dickson, dermatology, Filippo Pinto e Vairo, gene variant
March 3, 2021
Mayo Clinic investigators pursue every clue to solve patients’ rare diseases
By Susan Murphy
When patients’ illnesses are a mystery and their symptoms have defied a diagnosis, they often turn to Mayo Clinic. There a team of genomic-oriented clinicians and researchers within the Center for Individualized Medicine pursue every possible clue to solve these complex cases. As many as 30 million Americans have a rare disease. Many patients search […]
Tags: biobank, biomarkers, Center for Individualized Medicine, clinical research, DNA, Filippo Pinto e Vairo, gene mutation, genetic counseling, genetic testing, genomics, Konstantinos Lazaridis, rare disease
February 22, 2018
Three strikes, then a home run: Paige’s path to a diagnosis
Paige Whorton’s zeal for life is infectious. “I like parasailing, exploring, and zip lining — daredevil stuff,” she says with a giggle. However, pain in her joints, building for years, was slowing her down. “My bones and joints would hurt when I would run. I couldn’t do anything fun with friends. It was more like, […]
Tags: Brendan Lanpher, Center for Individualized Medicine, Erin Conboy, Filippo Pinto e Vairo, genetic testing, genomics