Opportunities and challenges of laboratory medicine based on personalized information in precision ;medicine
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-9158.2016.09.001
- VernacularTitle:精准医学中个体化检验诊断的机遇与挑战
- Author:
Jun ZHANG
;
Xinyou XIE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Individualized medicine;
Clinical laboratory techniques;
Biological markers
- From:
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2016;39(9):657-660
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Since 2015, US government announced the Precision Medicine Initiative, the concept of“precision medicine” is spreading rapidly, which has seemingly become the mainstream of future medicine.Laboratory medicine based on personalized information brought by the development of precision medicine will be an entirely new area, however its complexity is far beyond the current knowledge and laboratory medical scientists are encouraged to be actively involved in this emerging field.Opportunities and challenges may coexist, which mainly include: screening and evaluation of circulating biomarkers, selection and standardization of appropriate molecular diagnostic techniques, acquisition of high quality biological specimens and establishment of sample library, and comprehensive interpretation of the results in order to achieve and improve individualized precise prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for specific diseases and patients.
