genetic testing

Young child with cochlear implant stops to listen while drawing.
January 17, 2023

Genetic diagnosis helps guide care of childhood hearing loss

Treatment of childhood-onset hearing loss can be more precisely tailored with information on specific genetic cause.  

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Danny Miller Lab
October 5, 2022

Pediatric geneticist earns NIH Early Independence Award

Dr. Danny E. Miller hopes to advance new sequencing technologies to solve undiagnosed genetic disorders.

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counseling patient cancer screening test
December 2, 2021

Inherited mutation linked to aggressive prostate cancer

Findings suggest men undergoing cancer-risk genetic testing should be tested for mutations in this gene as well.

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laboratory research
October 6, 2020

4 at UW Medicine earn High-Risk, High-Reward awards

These National Institutes of Health grants will support  trailblazing ideas for solving critical questions in biomedical science.

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July 1, 2020

Putting genomics into practice to combat common diseases

A national partnership, funded by the NIH, will evaluate the use of genomic information in the health care of diverse participants

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Dr. Swisher in her lab
May 26, 2020

Making genetic testing accessible for ovarian cancer

There is currently no way to detect ovarian cancer early. But genetic testing enables doctors to identify a person's risk and may help prevent the cancer.

Illustration of genetic testing components
October 2, 2019

Study will offer genetic cancer tests at primary-care level

The National Cancer Institute will fund research of how screenings in that environment affect patient outcomes and health systems’ resources. 

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DNA molecule illustration composed of human figures of many types
July 3, 2019

Simpler name for cancer genetic syndrome could save lives

Names that label certain cancer risk genes as sex- or organ-specific can dissuade people who need to be tested, according to Nature commentary.

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picture of bioethicist Malia Fullerton of the University of Washington School of Medicine
December 3, 2018

Go slow, start small with genome screening, experts urge

Screening of healthy adults for genes that might heighten disease risk must be pursued cautiously, concludes a U.S. panel whose authors include a UW bioethicist.

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September 12, 2018

1,000s of breast cancer gene variants engineered, analyzed

Findings on nearly 4,000 BRCA1 mutations will be immediately useful to many patients with previously inconclusive genetic test results.

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