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A new kind of genetic test that analyzes all of a person’s genes can provide a diagnosis about a quarter of the time for patients whose conditions have baffled doctors, scientists reported Saturday. And for young children with mysterious developmental delays, the test gives a diagnosis more than 40 percent of the time.
The test is called whole-exome sequencing, and it looks at all 20,000 or so genes in the human body. It’s not a whole genome sequence because it leaves out DNA that’s not classified as a gene. But such tests provide a good map of the so-called protein coding sequences.
It was a relief for Audrey Lapidus of Los Angeles, whose baby son Calvin seemed just fine at first. But at 6 months, an osteopath suggested genetic testing. “She said he had some very interesting facial features,” Lapidus told NBC News. Other…
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Nicely done! Stories are taken right out of the headlines and massaged Hollywood style, that often offer explanations and clears up current events or serves to entertain while showing us how the political system works. Téa Leoni plays Elizabeth McCord (Madam Secretary). Tim Daly plays Elizabeth’s husband, Henry McCord and Keith Carridine plays President Conrad Dalton. Elizabeth and the President have a past working relationship as well as a friendship. She was also a professor at a prestigious University when she was asked to serve as Secretary of State “SOS” which meant she would have to up route her family ( a husband and 3 kids) to Washington DC. So far the subject matter of most episodes have been interesting and somewhat familiar. I think Madam Secretary is more than a TV series, as it serves to inform us of the many sacrifices made to preserve the integrity, peace and reputation of…
