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Turna Ray

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Turna Ray has been covering the personalized medicine and molecular diagnostics industries for GenomeWeb since 2006. She closely tracks the evolving regulatory, reimbursement, and business environment for precision medicine products. 

Articles Authored by Turna Ray

Aug 16, 2019

FDA Stepping Up Actions Against PGx Testing, Forcing Some Labs to Stop Reporting Drug Information

Industry players, faced with vague communications from the agency, scramble to decipher regulatory expectations and criticize the agency for trying to control PGx knowledge.

Aug 13, 2019

Complex Genetic Testing Errors Emerge Amid Increasing Panel Use, Consumer Access, Case Series Finds

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The Cancer Journal documented 25 cases where inappropriate tests were ordered, variants were interpreted incorrectly, and wrong results were reported to patients. 

Aug 02, 2019

InTeleLabs Employs Physician Network to Facilitate PGx Test Access, Patient Consultations

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While the FDA has expressed concerns about PGx testing, CEO Erik Hennings said the company has taken measures to limit the risk of consumer harm.

Jun 17, 2019

Clinical PGx Consortium Taking Aim at Non-Actionable Genes, Countering 'Inappropriate' Marketing

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CPIC wants to issue guidelines for non-actionable genes, standardize PGx terms, and work with groups like ClinGen and ClinVar to expand use of its guidelines.

May 20, 2019

Startup GenomeSmart to Address Lack of Genetic Testing Knowledge With Digital Solution

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The firm has developed a digital platform that determines whether patients meet guidelines for genetic testing, and if so, what test they should receive.

May 03, 2019

Helix Eyeing Partnerships With Health Systems on Large Population Health Studies

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The company's new strategic direction recognizes that the incorporation of genomics into patients' lives requires engaging other players in the complex healthcare ecosystem.

Apr 30, 2019

Mayo Focused on Proving PGx Clinical Utility, Educating Docs After Sequencing 10K Cohort

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With 10,000 of Mayo's patients now sequenced for 77 genes, a subset of this information is being used to inform care while the bulk of the data is spurring research projects.

Apr 17, 2019

Geneticure Launches PGx Test Via Consumer-Facing Model; Pursuing Randomized Trial

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Though the test is already commercially available, the firm met with the FDA last year to discuss plans for a randomized controlled trial to support regulatory approval.

Apr 10, 2019

FDA Warning Letter to Inova Raises Questions About Agency Overreach Into Practice of Medicine

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Pharmacogenetics and legal experts took particular issue with the agency's suggestion that "established" drug/gene relationships are found only in FDA-approved drug labels.

Mar 27, 2019

Lab Industry Queries FDA About Concerns Over VALID Act

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The agency addressed industry stakeholder's concerns about its proposed diagnostic regulatory framework at the American Clinical Laboratory Association's annual meeting.

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