Gene-screening 'will be norm in 10 years'
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Â· Sequencing may help tackle obesity and cancerÂ· Patients could have tests before having children
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A growing number of couples are screening embryos to detect a predisposition to cancers that may or may not develop later in life, and are often treatable if they do.
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Gene sleuths have identified more than 10 new genetic links to prostate cancer, two of which would be included in a new diagnostic test aimed at spotting men at risk from this disease.
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A genetic profiling test already on the market accurately predicts which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy and which won&#39;t, giving
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Scientists say a new DNA test may help prove if people have had their health damaged by exposure to chemicals.
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Food allergies may be almost eradicated in 10 years, according to scientists at a UK conference.
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Experts remain undecided about screening 40 to 50-year-old women for breast cancer.
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Scientists in Dundee hope that gene research will aid efforts to reduce medication for cancer patients.
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Doctors may be allowed to screen human embryos for gene that increase risk of heart attacks
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Dec 22, 2004 - The first big trial of a DNA test to detect colon cancer proved disappointing to those hoping for an easy and accurate new screening method.
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Genetic tests may soon help doctors find the best treatment for each individual.
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Blog: James Hansen and other scientists say we have ten years to act, or else.
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Women with early-stage breast cancer may soon get another gene test to help predict whether they are likely to have a recurrence in five to 10 years, information that could influence how aggressively the initial tumor is treated.
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A new technology under development in Australia -- geneballs -- may be used to quickly and easily tell you your genetic makeup. By DaithÃ­ Ã hAnluain.
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U.S. regulators cleared a new  genetic test on Monday that helps predict tumor recurrence and  long-term survival in breast cancer patients with higher risk  of the cancer returning.
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A powerful new strategy promises to speed up the effort to link genes to specific diseases. Can you say 'transcriptome'?
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Genome researchers say humans have about 10,000 or 20,000 fewer genes than they originally estimated.