Exam 2: Precision Medicine: Decoding the Biology of Health Disease

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A patient with a tumor consisting of only one type of skin cancer cell might participate in a(n):

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Clinical trials organized around molecular information:

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A hospital that lacks molecular testing lacks the ability to practice PM.

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The home genealogy DNA tests that are now commonly available have a potential role in PM.

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What key events trigger PM?

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The information in DNA must flow through _________ before it can become the information in a protein.

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One lesson of precision medicine is that diseases that were once treated identically from patient to patient may now be treated very differently in different patients.

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A healthcare database containing data on middle-class residents of the Middle Atlantic states is of somewhat limited value in PM.

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In the United States, how are EHRs services provided?

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MPS has greatly accelerated the pace of sequencing today as compared to the pace in 1990-2000.

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A common data model for IS/IT requires:

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Which phase of a molecular clinical trial would test how much of an RNA-based therapy to give a patient?

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Which part of PM least revolves around the work of a medical professional?

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A basket trial can include multiple tumor types.

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Which of the following has recently arisen in conjunction with PM?

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In a sense, a patient who is the only worldwide sufferer of a particular disease cannot be treated using PM.

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A patient who has a mutation in a key cancer gene, compared to other family members, displays:

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What are the underlying principles of PM? Discuss the appeal and challenges of adopting PM principles for patients as well as care providers.

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An example of a genomic atlas is:

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In precision medicine, providers seek to alter the course of disease using knowledge of:

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