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Is all cancer genetic? Understanding hereditary risk

July 15, 2019 Guest Author 1 Comment

Bottom Story - Cancer Genetics - ThinkGenetic

Editor’s Note: I am so thrilled that my colleague and friend, Jennifer Propst, is able to share her genetic cancer expertise with all of us through this piece. It can… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Advocacy, Education Tagged With: BRCA1, BRCA2, breast cancer, cancer, cancer diagnosis, carcinogens, coordinate testing, FDA, genetic counselor, genetic testing, hereditary cancer, hereditary predisposition to cancer, hereditary risk, increased risk, Lynch syndrome, MSH2, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostastic cancer, somatic genetic testing, tumor DNA, tumor DNA profiling, tumor DNA sequencing

The FDA Adds Gene Therapy to the Menu

January 24, 2018 Morgan Simmons, MMSc, CGC 1 Comment

Sometimes (read: most of the time), I think we as a society are pretty spoiled. Unlike our ancestors, we live in an age where many medical conditions and ailments can… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Education, News Tagged With: blindness, FDA, gene therapy, genetic condition, genetic disease, inherited disease, Jesse Gelsinger, Leber congenital amaurosis, Luxturna, Morgan Simmons, rare diseases, Retinitis pigmentosa, RPE65 gene

The CF Foundation: Rebels for a Cause

June 2, 2017 Jennifer Sturges Shinn Leave a Comment

So many people talk about changing the world, but then there are those like the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation who put these words into action.  For decades, this nonprofit has been actively… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Aurora Biosciences, Barack Obama, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CF Foundation, cystic fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, FDA, genetic conditions, ivacaftor, Kalydeco, philanthropy, State of the Union

From Submarines to Genetic Diseases, Finding Answers Across the Decades

October 13, 2016 Len Barker Leave a Comment

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The year is 1983.  I had just finished Navy Nuclear Power School, Ronald Reagan was president and the fledgling National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) helped pass the Orphan Drug… CONTINUE

Filed Under: News Tagged With: EveryLife Foundation, FDA, FDASIA, genetic disease, Len Barker, medication, NORD, orphan drug, Orphan Drug Act

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