10 results match your criteria: "Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth[Affiliation]"

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  • The ASCO provisional clinical opinion provides guidance on the use of tumor genomic testing for patients with metastatic or advanced solid tumors, especially following new research findings.
  • There is a growing number of cancer treatments that depend on specific genomic biomarkers, but there’s confusion regarding when and how to conduct genomic sequencing and interpret results.
  • Patients should get genomic sequencing from certified labs, especially if there are approved therapies tied to certain genomic alterations, and multigene panel assays are recommended when multiple treatment options are available.
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HLA-B*57:01 genotyping before abacavir (ABC) administration is a standard of care to avoid ABC-driven hypersensitivity reactions. Several HLA-B*57:01 tests have been developed, each with advantages and disadvantages. Some have limited accuracy, require special instrumentation, and/or are labor intensive and expensive.

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Differences in utilization of Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) within human services (HHS) regions and metropolitan megaregions in the U.S.

Reprod Biol Endocrinol

June 2017

Department of Ob/Gyn, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, One Medical Center Dr, Lebanon, NH, 03756, USA.

Background: Anecdotal evidence suggests that US practice patterns for ART differ by geographical region. The purpose of this study was to determine whether use of ICSI differs by region and to evaluate whether these rates are correlated with differences in live birth rates.

Methods: Public data for 2012 were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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"Big Data" in Laboratory Medicine.

Clin Chem

December 2015

Director, Central Lab and Chief, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Service, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.

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Nontender Parotid Mass in a Young Asian Man.

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

August 2015

Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, New Hampshire.

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The past fifty years has witnessed dramatic progress in the understanding and treatment of patients suffering from cardiovascular disease leading to symptomatic relief and impressive increases in longevity. These advances have been due in large part to the development, study and implementation of new technology. Within interventional cardiology in particular, these advances have been driven by the availability of new technology in the form of medical devices.

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