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Innovative Practices, Actionable Results Optional or obligatory? Clinical omics is fast becoming the latter thanks to economic, legal, and (last but not least) medical considerations. THE FUTURE OF CANCER GENOMICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 A new era of next-generation sequencing has begun with the focus shifted from discovery to integration into the clinic. MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Novel gene expression tests could help clinicians make treatment decisions for heart disease patients. WILL LIABILITY DRIVE PERSONALIZED MEDICINE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 The rapid growth of genetic data and technologies might present additional liability risks to healthcare providers. CLINICAL LABORATORY, MEET MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 In order to succeed clinically and financially, a molecular diagnostics lab will need to address several opportunities and challenges. Regular Features SNAPSHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 THE VALUE OF PRESENT AND THE PROMISE OF FUTURE SEQUENCING STRATEGIES The cost of whole genome and exome sequencing has gone down considerably, but when will these technologies become routine? CASE STUDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 UTILIZING PRECISION CANCER MONITORING TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 NEW PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Cover image: Khakimullin Aleksandr-Shutterstock www.clinicalomics.com MASTER'S DEGREE ROUNDUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 July 16, 2014 Clinical OMICs 3 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXBPPWZv--Ne4NfAUHcc8hg https://twitter.com/ClinicalOMICs http://www.clinicalomics.com

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