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what is mutation of BRCA1 indcator of?

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breast cancer

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what is the normal function of BRCA1 and BRCA2?

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are DNA repair proteins

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what chromosome is BRCA1 found on?

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chromosome 2

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the BRCA1 and 2 mutations are only responsible for what percentage of familial cancers?

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responsible for 16% of familial cancers

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the mutation in BRCA1/2 account for what percentage of breast cancer? Is it different for people under the age of 35?

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Account for 5-10% of all breast cancers

Responsible for 16% of breast cancer for females under the age of 35yrs

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what is the average risk of a women getting breast cancer?

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12% risk of developing breast cancer

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what is the risk of a women getting breast cancer if they have the BRCA1/2 mutation?

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BRCA1 or BRCA2 increases risk of breast cancer to 85%

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what ther type of cancer has a increase in risk if there is mutation is BRCA1/2? By how much?

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Increases risk of developing ovarian cancer from

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what are the advantages to testing for BRCA mutations?

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Women may feel relieved knowing for certain whether or not they are at a higher risk for breast cancer.

Women with breast cancer may have better responses to certain treatments that are specifically designed for BRCA positive patients (eg. cisplatin and PARP inhibitors).

Women may take preventive measures to help reduce their risk of breast cancer if they test positive for BRCA mutations (diet, exercising, tamoxifen).

Other family members may decide if they wish to be tested for BRCA mutations based on the results of a woman’s test.

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what is the disadvantage of testing for the BRCA mutations?

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Women may become worried, panicked, or stressed if they discover they have a higher than average risk for breast cancer.

Women who test positive for BRCA mutations are faced with the difficulty of telling family members (some of whom may also have the mutation).

Women who test negative for BRCA mutations may falsely believe they will never get breast cancer.

Women who test positive for BRCA mutations may have to deal with complications with health or life insurance

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what is the reduction of risk of ovarian cancer if you reduce your ovaries after having a family?

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reduces the risk by 85%

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how effective is a Preventative mastectomy from developing breast cancer?

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reduces the risk by 90%

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what is Retinitis pigmentosa ?

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a chronic hereditary eye disease characterized by black pigmentation and gradual degeneration of the retina.

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what is Treacher Collins Syndrome?

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Affects migration of neural crest cells –> in this syndrome the neural crest cell don’t fully make it

Narrowed chin and compressed airway –> need tracheotomy –>need to breathe through a tube

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why is it important to get prenatal screaning for Treacher Collins Syndrome?

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So pediatric surgeons know and can act straight away after the birth of the baby

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what are the different prenatal diagnosis and when are they done?

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Amniocentesis (~17 weeks)

Chorionic villus sampling (~11 weeks)

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what is preimplantation diagnosis?

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If you know the mother has the condition and the mother does not want to carry on the condition

Take the egg –> implant with sperm –> grow embryos

Take a cell from the embryo - see if the cells contains that condition if it does throw it away - if does not contain it then you implant that embryo

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what monogenic disorders are preimplantation diagnosis used for?

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CF
Beta thalassemia
Sickle cell disae
Fragil X
Spinal muscular atrophy
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what is Non-disclosure testing?

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It is a test for HD
Without knowledge of disease status of the parent
To make sure the embryo does not have HD

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what type of twins show there is some inheritance of obesity?

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Dizygotic Twins

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what is the inherited deficiency that causes obseity?

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Leptin deficiency

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How does leptin deficiency cause obesity?

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Decrease food intake

Increase thermogenesis

Increase physical activity

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how does leptin in a normal body work?

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Mutation that codes for leptin
leptin produced by fat cells to targets the brain
tells it to reduce food intake
increase metabolism and increase exercise
this reduce fat intake and then this reduces the leptin increase and so regulation occurs

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what is the treatment for leptin deficiency?

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leptin replacemennt therapy

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what is gene therapy?
Gene therapy is the use of genetic material- DNA or RNA- as a medicine.
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what is classic gene therapy and what is the aim?
introduction of functional genes, in the form of DNA, to replace mutated genes. Aim is to to repair mutated genes, silence overactive genes and to also provide our immune cells with the tools they need to recognise and kill cancer cells and infections
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what is Leber’s congenital amaurosis (LCA?
Rare inherited eye disorder Blindness at birth or in infancy Accounts for 10-18% of congenital blindness 18 genes implicated Recessive inheritance pattern
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why is it effective to do gene therapy on eye?
Eye is immune privileged --> less likely for the immune body to attack Eye is accessible for subretinal injection
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what gene was identified to be a cause of LCA?
RPE65 mutations
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how can you undo the RPE65 mutation?
Sub-retinal injection between RPE and photoreceptors with adeno-associated virus containing human RPE65 and human RPE65 promotor
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what are the Important considerations to take before doing a Sub-retinal injection for treatment of RPE65?
Retina must be structurally normal Single gene with loss of function Missense mutations only (in case of immune response) Amblyopia may inhibit results so best to inject children
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what is amblyopia?
lazy eye
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what are Cytochrome P450 oxidases
Multigene family of enzymes found predominantly in the liver
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what do Cytochrome P450 oxidases do?
Responsible for the metabolic elimination of most drugs currently used Also important for converting pro-drugs to their active forms (eg codeine
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what is the relation between Tamoxifen and CYP2D6 ?
rate limiting step converting tamoxifen to its active metabolite endoxifen Poor metabolizers due to CYP2D6 polymorphisms are associated with worse survival less effective
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what is Tamoxifen ?
a synthetic drug used to treat breast cancer and infertility in women. It acts as an oestrogen antagonist
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what occurs in Parthenogenesis?
fertilization without any input from sperm as the second cell body does not leave the egg
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what occurs in Androgenesis?
oocyte is empty and then fertilized by one or two sperms
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what is hydatidiform moles?
Androgenetic Mostly homozygous 46,XX Proliferation of abnormal trophoblast tissue Can develop into malignant trophoblastic tumour No (remaining) embryo
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what is produced in Parthenogenesis?
Benign ovarian teratomas Derived from oocytes which have completed first or both meiotic divisions Diploid Wide spectrum of tissues
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what type of tissues are present in parthenogenesis?
Predominantly epithelial --> hair, teeth, neurons No skeletal muscle No membranes/placenta
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why does Parthenogenetic embryos die?
due to failure of development of extraembryonic structures --> Trophoblast + Yolk sac
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why do androgenetic embryos die?
Well developed extra-embryonic membranes | Poor embryo development
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What is Genomic imprinting?
Certain gene is expressed in a parent-of-origin-specific manner.
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what are the symptoms of Angelman syndrome?
Facial dysmorphism: Prognathism, wide mouth, drooling Smiling/laughing appearance Mental handicap: Microcephaly Absent speech Seizure disorder Ataxic, jerky movements
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what are the symptoms of Prader-Willi syndrome?
Infantile hypotonia Feeding problems Gross motor delay Mental handicap Male hypogenitalism/cryptorchidism Small hands and feet Hyperphagia Obesity Stereotypic behaviour
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what is cryptorchidism?
absence of one or both testes from the scrotum
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what is Hypogenitialism?
Partial or complete failure of maturation of the genitalia
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what are the causes of Angelman and Prader-Willi syndromes?
Deletion of chromosome 15 Always de novo Recurrence risks very low
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if both ngelman and Prader-Willi syndromes have deletion of chromosome 15 what is the difference?
Angelman --> mums chromosome has the deletion | PWS fathers chromosome has the deletion
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what are the Molecular mechanisms in Prader-Willi syndrome?
Lack of a paternal 15q11-13 contribution Can be either due to the inheritance of the farther chromosome with the deletion --> 70% or it can be due to both mothers chromsomes being inherited --> 25%
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what occurs in DNA methylation?
Post-synthetic DNA modification Epigenetic Does not normally alter DNA sequenc DNA methyltransferases Reversible Has to be “maintained” after replication Occurs at CG dinucleotides Many promoter regions spared CG “islands” -->Gene regulation
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What are all the epigentic changes that can affect gene activity?
DNMT DNA methyltransferase HMT histone methyltransferase HDAC histone deacetylase UBE ubiquitin protein ligase PK protein kinases
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what occurs in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome?
Fetal overgrowth ``` High birthweight (>5 kg) +/- normal adult size ``` Organomegaly Exomphalos Hypoglycaemia Asymmetry Tumour risk Sporadic occurrence (Epi)genetic abnormalities 11p15
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if there was only expression from paternal what would happen in development of baby?
for the mother --> High mortality Poor long-term reproductive potential For farther --> High fetal fitness, Evolutionary advantage for father - if polygamous
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If there was only expression from maternal what would happen in development of baby?
For mother --> Better maternal survival rate and reproductive fitness For farther --> Increased fetal mortality - decreased paternal reproductive fitness
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What occurs in Russell-Silver syndrome?
Growth retardation: Fetal (IUGR) Persistent postnatal growth failure Triangular face Brain size more preserved Asymmetry Sporadic occurrence
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what is the importance of Insulin-like growth factor 2 in fetal development?
it is a major fetal growth promoter
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what happens when IGF2 is surpressed? When does it happen?
Hypomethylation --> turned off in mother | Leads to Russell-Silver syndrome
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what happens when IGF2 is overexpressed? When does it happen?
Hypermethylation --> happens in the father chromosome | Leads to Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
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what is X inactivation?
is the inactivation of one of the X chromosomes
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what is the affect of X inactivation between somatic and germ cells?
Somatic cells remember silenced status | Reversed in germ cells
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what is the difference between X inactivation and gene imprinting?
Whole X chromosome is silenced --> entire chromosome that contains thousands of gens Random choice of parental chromosome Different in different cells Somatic cell clones “remember” Occurs early in embryogenesis Blastocyst
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who are affected by X linked mutations?
males are affected | but Females are carriers
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What can be seen with a female carrying a X linked mutation?
Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia Starch/iodine test Patches of skin with or without sweat glands
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when does X inactivation occur?
occurs at a time when there are a small number of precursor cells
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what is the consequence of X inactivation?
functional mosaicism --> Have chromsomes that are active and healthy while other chromsoomes have the mutation Mixture of both cells
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What factors affect altered outcome to treatment?
Changes in the protein in the human body
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What factors cause changes in the protein in the human body?
``` Gene amplification Promoter polymorphisms Translocations Deletions, insertions Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs ```
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What happens in a Single nucleotide polymorphisms?
A common type of genetic variation Changes at a single nucleotide --> base pair level May change protein structure/activity e.g. missense changes --> cause kinks so therefore the drug could no longe be soluble
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What Genetic variation are present that can effect the action of the drug?
Absorption Activation Altered target Catabolism Excretion --> To slow or to fast excretion of the drug and therefore have to adapt the dosage.
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How can genetics help to ensure the correct drug and dose it given?
Identify genetic variations that lead to altered outcomes Change dose of drug where appropriate Use a different drug that works better and/or has reduced toxicity Guide new targeted drug development Stratified/personalised medicine Reduce financial costs of inappropriate treatment
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What is Azathioprine used for?
immunosuppressant used in organ transplantation and autoimmune disease. Malignancy, crons disease, standard treatment for rheumatoid arthertiis
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What are the by products of Azathioprine? What is the problem of these by products?
6-mercaptopurine & 6-thioguanine They can cause damage to the DNA
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What is the role of Thiopurine methyltransferase and what is the possible consequence if there is a polymorphism in Thiopurine methyltransferase?
TMPT inactive 6-mercaptopurine to 6-methyl MP and therefore prevents the drug from damaging the DNA. If there is a polymorphism in TMPT it can cause reduce TPMT protein activity
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When will severe toxicity be caued by polymorphism in Thiopurine methyltransferase?
Severe toxicity if both copies of the gene have the variant
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What is Succinylcholine?
Related to the poison curare | Muscle relaxant used in anaesthesia (to stop breathing)
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How long does Succinycholine last for?
It usually last for a few minutes
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What mutation can cause danger in giving Succinylcholine?
Rare BCHE gene variant homozygotes have reduced butyrylcholinesterase activity Effects may last for an hour or more and risk of death if artificial ventilation is not continued
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What process accounts for 30% of aminoglycoside ototoxicity?
There is a mutation that changes mitochondrial 12s rRNA to resemble E-coli 16S rRNA. This has toxic effect on the hair of the inner ear. If this protein persists then Aminoglycosides more likely to bind to patients rRNA → increased risk of hearing loss at younger age Maternal inheritance
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What is the use of Warfarin ?
Widely used oral anticoagulant to reduce embolism/thrombosis
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What is the consequence if the dose of warfarine is to low or to high?
To low --> patient is sitll at risk | To high --> patient is at risk of Haemorrhage
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What is the role of VKOR and how can this effect the dosage of warfarine?
VKOR is invovled in the metabolism of vitamiin K and is acted on by Warfarin. Polymorphism of VKOR can reduce its activity which will cause a change in warfarin dosage
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What two proteins are genotyped to see if the warfarin will be effective for the patient? Explain why
Genotyping of CYP2C9 and vitamin K oxidoreductase complex-1 . These genes explain ~50% of genetic variability of warfarin activity
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What are potential targets for cancer treatment?
Potential targets are genetic variations that cancer cells contain but are not present in germline DNA
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What is the aim of the new cancer treatment?
Increase overall response rates & survival Reduce treatment failure and toxicities
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What is the drug Trastuzumab used for?
Used to treat breast cancer that have over expression HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2). Occur in 20% of cases
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What is trastuzumab?
Monoclonal antibody to the HER2 receptor
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What is the effect of chemotherpy on Melanoma?
It is notoriously resistant to chemotherapy treatment. Only 5% response rate to the treatment
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What somatic mutation is seen in melanoma?
~50% of melanomas have a somatic mutation in the BRAF gene Which is a change in valine to glutamate acid V600E variant
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What treatment is being used to treat melanoma that tackles the somatic mutation on the BRAF gene?
New targeted therapy Vemurafenib. | Only effective though if the mutation is present
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What is the future for genetic testing and drugs?
Use of SNP chips and next generation sequencing which can potentially identify genetic variations for multiple genes/polymorphisms in an individual, or even the whole genome!

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