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BlogWhere next for ctDNA liquid biopsy in the NHS?
17 February 2021
A PHG Foundation-hosted panel at the Festival of Genomics and Biodata discussed ways in which ctDNA testing could transform cancer management
BlogPersonalising therapy for age-related macular degeneration
10 February 2021
Gene therapy holds new hope for AMD patients. If successful they will be beneficial to patients for whom no current therapies are available or do not work.
BlogUsing signs and symbols to improve the care of people with dementia
3 February 2021
Hospital teams often need to quickly identify patients with e.g. dementia who may have extra care needs. But these tools can pose ethical dilemmas
Upcoming eventFestival of genomics 2021
Join PHG Foundation for our mastermind panel discussion on ctDNA. At the Festival of Genomics & Biodata on 28 January
BlogAre we ready for earlier breast cancer screening?
13 January 2021
A guest blog from Prof Dr Marjanka Schmidt principal investigator and coordinator of the B-CAST project
BlogCOG-UK: is it meeting expectations?
21 December 2020
As the UK went into its first pandemic lockdown the Government launched one of the world’s largest COVID-19 virus sequencing projects. How is it doing?
BlogFurther genetic clues to severe COVID-19
14 December 2020
New research published in Nature has revealed important genetic causes of the most severe forms of COVID-19 disease.