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Various types of variant: what is genomic variation?
The diversity of differences in our genomes and their complex relationship with health and disease
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The rise of consumer genetic testing
As home DNA testing kits increase in popularity, the widened range of testing prompts consideration of scientific accuracy and value
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Genome sequencing - past, present and future
How has sequencing evolved? And will whole genome sequencing replace other technologies as clinicians’ go-to diagnostic test?
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Epigenetics – the real key to everything?
It isn't all in the code. Gene alterations play a part in disease, but gene expression may ultimately prove equally - if not more - important
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Precision medicine: what is it and how will it be achieved?
Sir Bruce Keogh recently confirmed the NHS’s commitment to moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach to healthcare towards a future of precision medicine. But how do we get there?
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Microbiome matters
The human microbiome is a hot health topic. But what is this 'microbiome'? And how can it affect our health?
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Using genomics to fight infectious diseases
As genomics becomes increasingly relevant in clinical practice, it could help tackle outbreaks of diseases such as tuberculosis and measles
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Psychiatric genomics - a double-edged sword?
While genomics alone may not generate a diagnosis or wide-scale treatment, it may help us better understand psychiatric disorders
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Precision in medicine in action
Genomics can help to target treatments for patients with cancer, rare inherited conditions, and infectious diseases
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Saving lives with genetics: newborn screening
While screening at birth targets very rare diseases, this early diagnosis can have huge benefits for the small number of affected babies