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University of Iowa hopes to use sequencing to better diagnose and treat patients

Anne Kwitek was quoted in this article on the efforts of the IIHG in Exome sequencing and personalized medicine.

Some patients with a suspected genetic disorder will go on what medical professionals call a “diagnostic odyssey” to find the cause of their symptoms. But those explorations, on occasion, can come up empty, frustrating patients and prompting health care providers to seek outside expertise.  

 

 

Date: 
Tuesday, April 8, 2014