Anne van Herwijnen
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I know how important knowledge of hereditary predisposition to cancer can be. This is why I think it is so important that comprehensive patient reports include precisely that carrier information, if the patient wishes to be informed of it.
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Catalog makes Hartwig Medical Database easily searchable
Hartwig Medical Foundation maintains a catalog of the Hartwig Medical Database with whole-genome data on full tumor genomes: https://catalog.hartwigmedicalfoundation.nl. The …
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Whole genome sequencing to improve individual cancer treatment in Finland
Since August 2019, Docrates, a private cancer center in Finland, uses the whole genome sequencing test from Hartwig Medical Foundation to …
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Whole Genome Sequencing feasible in clinical practice
Interim WIDE analysis gives researchers more confidence in a positive outcome. On 21 September 2020, Dr. Kim Monkhorst, who is a …
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Cancers will increasingly meet the definition of ‘rare’ in terms of the molecular profiles that make each tumor unique. The more research we can do into this, the better we will be able to offer patients personalized treatment in the future. Whole Genome Sequencing and studies like DRUP are making an important contribution to this.