This clinic is going to begin using the genomic testing for Warfarin and I might guess as more testing becomes available the plans to expand testing will continue. The link above will offer some additional information as to how personalized medicine is working it's way into healthcare today and more information regarding a past webcast can be found here. BD
London has taken a pioneering step into the world of personalized medicine, opening a hospital clinic that will decipher an individual's genetic code to determine their dose of a blood-thinning drug. More such clinics using a person's genetic makeup to decide specific treatments will be opened in the city in the coming months, including possibly one for cancer. "This will be one of many. This is the future of therapeutics for London health sciences and for Canada," said Dr. David Hollomby, chief of medicine and senior medical director at London Health Sciences Centre. The clinic at University Hospital will serve patients, referred by their family doctors, who have irregular heart beats and would be candidates for the blood thinner Warfarin.
London Free Press - Local News- New clinic glimpse of future
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