Genetics
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Genetic counseling in cancer: Podcast
Genetic counseling is an important tool that can help pinpoint whether hereditary factors may exist among family members and, in the future, determine what kinds of cancer a person might be at a higher risk of getting along with types of screenings that may be most appropriate. Larissa Risty, senior genetic counselor at Sanford Health, […]
Ethics of genetics: podcast
“Before, it was kind of this far-fetched idea that we see in movies, but now it is actually at our front door."
Trial fights cancer with engineered virus: Podcast
Sanford Health recently launched a clinical trial using a genetically engineered virus that aims to destroy therapy-resistant tumors. The Phase I immunotherapy trial is for those ages 18 and older with metastatic solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The treatment injects a cancer-destroying virus into the tumor. The virus is engineered to […]
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Sanford Health, Harvard bring genetics education to rural classrooms
Events include workshops, training and advocacy in S.D. and Massachusetts
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Take a photo tour of the new Sanford Imagenetics building
The new Sanford Imagenetics building opens this fall in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to house the unique program that integrates genomic medicine with innovative primary care for adults. See photos of the 100,000-square-foot project in the Argus Leader.
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The role of genetics in breast and ovarian cancer
What did you inherit from your parents? Was it eye color, height, body build or hair color? Often, we may hear, “I inherited my eyes from my mother” or “I got my height from my father.” A combination of traits developed from each parent is visible, but the genetics inherited from our parents runs far […]
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Find your right medication with pharmacogenetics
Finding the correct medication for your body is extremely complicated. Many variables affect each person’s response to medication. And pharmacogenetics — the study of how heredity (genetics and identity) influences your drug response — helps identify the best medication for you. “Precision medicine, often known as personalized medicine, is an approach to disease management which […]
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What does the Sanford Chip test for?
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