The cost of whole-genome sequencing is approaching that of the traditional genetic tests currently used for patients diagnosed with acute leukemia, according to a new study published in the Journal of Medical Economics. With costs falling and whole-genome sequencing...
The national steering group of Genomic Medicine Sweden (GMS) has appointed Samuli Ripatti, Jayne Hehir-Kwa, Christian Gilissen, Augusto Rendon, Tony Håndstad and Mathias Ekman as members of the new GMS Informatics Advisory Board. “We are delighted to welcome this...
A summary of the precision diagnostic analyses performed in routine healthcare in Sweden in 2023 shows that more than 90,800 clinical samples were analyzed. In addition to SARS-CoV-2, which continues to represent a significant proportion, many analyses were performed...
Follow-up and treatment of children with cancer is significantly improved when inherited genetic causes are also investigated, according to a new Swedish study. The results of the research study involving some 50 researchers and clinicians from across Sweden have been...
The Swedish Paediatric Association’s Section for Paediatric Haematology and Oncology recommends that whole genome sequencing should be a clinical routine at diagnosis for all childhood cancer patients. “For GMS Childhood Cancer, the statement is a...
The Swedish Innovation Agency Vinnova has decided to fund the further development and implementation of the National Genomics Platform so that data generated in healthcare can be put to the greatest possible use. For healthcare, research and innovation. “This is...
