Archive for the tag 'pharmacogenomics'

Jan 11 2010

Large Study Reveals Details of African American Genetic Ancestry

Published by ErinC under news

As shown in these ancestry paintings from 23andMe, the proportion of African DNA can vary widely for African Americans.
A recent study led by Carlos Bustamante of Cornell and Sarah Tishkoff of the University of Pennsylvania has shown that genetically speaking, African American can mean a lot of different things.
The researchers and their co-workers analyzed DNA [...]

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Oct 28 2009

Medco to Include Genetics in Comparison of Anti-Clotting Drug Effectiveness

Published by ErinC under news

Medco Health Solutions, Inc., announced this week that it will conduct a clinical trial to assess whether clopidogrel bisulfate (Plavix®, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-aventis) is just as effective as the newer drug prasugrel (Effient™, Eli Lilly and Company) in people who lack a genetic variation that inhibits their metabolism of clopidogrel. This new research has [...]

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Sep 25 2008

Biotech Company Applies for FDA Permission to Market Gene-Targeted Heart Failure Drug

Published by MattC under news

Researchers are sometimes frustrated when a prospective drug proves effective in some patients, but not enough to justify giving it to everyone who has the condition it is intended to treat.
The beta-blocker drug bucindolol met that fate in 2001 when it was originally tested as a treatment for heart failure. Though it did help a [...]

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