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New Guidelines on Testing Kids’ DNA–the Cliff’s Notes Version

Published March 12, 2013 by NORD

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Exomes are big news. Sequencing of the protein-encoding part of the genome is increasingly solving medical mysteries in children.

Privacy Protection in Whole Genome Sequencing

Published January 15, 2013 by NORD

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Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is the genetic test that determines the order of all 3 billion letters in a person’s DNA, and is a technology that has become well known …

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Can IBM Watson Replace Dr. Dhaliwal? Probably Not!

Published December 6, 2012 by NORD

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Everyone in the rare disease community who watched IBM’s “Watson” computer perform on “Jeopardy” early this year probably started to wonder about the potential of “Watson-like” systems to assist doctors …

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Patients Will Benefit From New Public-Private Partnership

Published December 3, 2012 by NORD

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FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD, today announced a new public-private partnership to develop regulatory science that will speed patient access to new medical device technologies. This is the first public-private …

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Glybera Becomes First-ever Gene Therapy Approved in Europe

Published November 2, 2012 by NORD

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According to a report on the BBC News web site today, the European Commission has — for the very first time anywhere in the Western world — given final approval …

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Creative Collaborations May Be Key to Reducing Chemotherapy Risks

Published October 31, 2012 by NORD

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My friend’s 18-year-old son died recently following a 6-month battle with acute myeloid leukemia. There are many different stories I could tell about Tucker’s experience that are all too familiar …

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Rare Disease News

New Guidelines on Testing Kids’ DNA–the Cliff’s Notes Version

Privacy Protection in Whole Genome Sequencing

Can IBM Watson Replace Dr. Dhaliwal? Probably Not!

Patients Will Benefit From New Public-Private Partnership

Glybera Becomes First-ever Gene Therapy Approved in Europe

Creative Collaborations May Be Key to Reducing Chemotherapy Risks

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