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Complex diagnoses can be solved with new technology
Using a new technique, long-read sequencing, that allows DNA to be analyzed in much greater detail than before, a team of Swedish clinicians and researchers has discovered an unexpected complexity in chromosomal abnormalities. The study opens the door to more precise...
New gene panel improves blood cancer diagnostics
Accurate identification of disease-causing genetic alterations is crucial for refining the diagnosis and treatment of blood cancers. The broad gene panel for myeloid malignancies, a subset of blood cancers, developed by Genomic Medicine Sweden in collaboration with...
Cost of whole-genome sequencing approaching current routine genetic testing in blood cancer
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...
Leading experts join the GMS Informatics Advisory Board
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...
Genomic Medicine Sweden receives SEK 49.5 million for precision medicine investments
Today, the Swedish Ministry of Social Affairs announces that it is granting SEK 49.5 million to Genomic Medicine Sweden (GMS) to develop and intensify work in precision diagnostics, childhood cancer, rare diseases and data sharing. “This extensive investment...
Continued increase in the use of precision diagnostics in Swedish healthcare
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...
National study identifies hereditary causes of childhood cancer – for better follow-up and treatment
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...
Paediatricians in Sweden propose whole genome sequencing as a routine diagnostic test for all childhood cancer patients
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...