Inside Precision Medicine July 26, 2023
Malorye Branca

To better integrate precision medicine into the care they deliver, Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) has launched a Precision Medicine Institute. The institute will use big data, including genomics, to determine “the best treatment for each patient,” according to a release. The effort is funded in part by a recent $5 million gift from Elizabeth “Betsy” Searle, chair of the Children’s Colorado Foundation Board of Trustees.

“Accurate genetic diagnoses form the foundation of precision medicine, and we see genomics and next-generation diagnostics driving more precise treatment and care plans,” said Alisa Gaskell, PhD, scientific director of the Children’s Colorado Precision Medicine Institute.

Approximately 50% of all rare diseases occur in children, but their diagnoses can take years....

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