Myogenes News & Blog

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Welcome to the Myogenes Blog. Get the latest pharmacogenomics, DNA testing and genetics news.

Pharmacogenomic Testing:
What is it and who should get it?

Aug 15, 2022 | Pharmacogenomics

Recent decades have seen a rise in precision (or personalised) medicine due to rapid advances in genetics and a better understanding of the human brain and body. There is no guarantee that two people will respond to the same medication, even if they have similar...

Myogenes partners with Pink Ribbon Foundation

Jul 20, 2022 | Hereditary Cancer

We’re incredibly proud to announce that we have officially partnered up with Pink Ribbon Foundation to help raise awareness of breast cancer and its early detection and treatment.? We believe there’s no place for guesswork in modern medicine. That’s why the experts...

Matching drugs to DNA is ‘new era of medicine’

Apr 5, 2022 | Genetic Testing

We have the technology to start a new era in medicine by precisely matching drugs to people’s genetic code, a major report says. Some drugs are completely ineffective or become deadly because of subtle differences in how our bodies function. The British...

Experts push genetic testing for drug prescriptions

Apr 5, 2022 | Genetic Testing

Pharmacogenomic testing could save the NHS money in the long term and reduce the risks of side-effects. Genetic testing to predict how individuals will respond to common medicines should be implemented without delay to reduce the risk of side-effects and ensure that...

Getting Pharmacogenomics into the Clinic

Nov 22, 2021 | Pharmacogenomics

Getting Pharmacogenomicsinto the Clinic This Medical News Article Discusses Barriers to Widespread Implementation of Genotype-Guided Prescribing What if there were a way to know if a depressed patient would respond to an antidepressant—before it was prescribed? Or to...

Polygenic Risk Score Predicts Statin Response

Nov 21, 2021 | Health and Wellbeing

Polygenic Risk Score Predicts Statin Response Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM ReviewingNatarajan P et al. Another stride towards personalised medicine through Statins response. The aspiration of precision medicine is to personalize our approach to individual patients. One...