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Precision Medicine for Pediatric Cancer

March 15, 2019

Research performed over the last several decades has led to an increased understanding of the genetics of cancer. The clinical application of this knowledge for pediatric cancer has lagged behind

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Develops Liquid Biopsy Test for Pediatric Solid Tumors

March 1, 2023

A single blood test can detect various tumor types less invasively than tissue biopsy.

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Unique Next Generation Sequencing-Based Panel Designed for Pediatric Cancer Research

February 18, 2016

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and Thermo Fisher Scientific have agreed to develop a next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based panel designed specifically for pediatric cancer research. The assay

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Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis Comes of Age at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

June 20, 2018

“We thought she had a bug bite,” says Michelle’s mom, “but it turned out to be cancer.” After seeing several doctors, the family was referred to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Because the team of

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Making it Personal: How Genetic Technologies are Changing the Face of Medicine

June 13, 2019

The age of one-size-fits-all medicine is fading. Taking its place is an era of personalized medicine – the practice of tailoring disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to patients as individuals

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Surgeon Takes Aim at a Lethal Childhood Brain Tumor

February 22, 2021

Peter Chiarelli, MD, DPhil, is combining chemistry, physics and nanoscience to find new therapies for diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas.

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Publishes Largest Genomic Study of COVID-19 in Children to Date

November 24, 2020

Research suggests a potential link between SARS-CoV-2 mutations and disease severity.

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An Inside Job: Using DNA to Target Cancer

December 6, 2018

While other toddlers her age were fighting naptime, two-year-old Michelle was battling an aggressive, life-threatening cancer. Doctors at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles saved her life in an epic

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DNA Sequencing Uncovers Latent Risk for Developing Cystic Fibrosis

July 26, 2016

A study by researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the California Department of Public Health suggests that all babies with a known mutation for cystic

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