ubcmj2014
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Profile of 23andMe
Kiran Dhillon. UBCMJ 2012 3(2):33-34. Full Text (PDF, 169KB)
The Hurdled Race Toward Personalized Medicine: The Study of Pharmacogenomics: An interview with Dr. Stan Bardal
Khatereh Aminoltejari. UBCMJ 2013 4(2):32-33. Full Text (PDF, 167KB)
Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis: A New Era
Shifana Lalani, William Lau. UBCMJ 2013 4(2):29-31. Full Text (PDF, 288KB) ABSTRACT Recent advancements in genetics have changed the field of non–invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD). Since cell–free fetal DNA (cffDNA) was detected in maternal plasma in the 1990s, researchers have been trying to enhance detection and quantification techniques in order to utilize this DNA in early […]
How Genomics is Changing Medical Practice
Ruth Thomas, Shelin Adam, Lesley Phillips, Marion Thomas ABSTRACT Exponential improvements in genomic technology allows researchers to focus on the information contained in the human genome, in the hope of applying that knowledge clinically. The field of genomics, where all of an individual’s genes are considered at once, has already begun to change medical practice. For […]
Evidence Based Clinical Diagnosis: A Multimedia Summer Project
Justine Spencer, Sarah Campos, Andrew Jeffery, Katelyn Sorenson, Brian Buchan.UBCMJ 2013 4(2):28-29. Full Text (PDF, 238KB) ABSTRACT Five Island Medical Program students from across three years collaborated with local physicians on a UBC Summer Student Internship Project about evidence–based clinical diagnosis. This is the use of manoeuvres that have been objectively proven to increase or decrease […]