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Paternity Testing One of a handful of DNA paternity testing laboratories in the world with dual clinical laboratory and parentage testing accreditation, Genelex provides the broadest range of paternity DNA tests available anywhere including home DNA tests, prenatal paternity testing, immigration DNA testing, kinship analysis, and grandpaternity testing. Our work has been used to help resolve cases involving major crimes, child support and custody, immigration, and inheritance.

Pharmacogenetic Testing. Genelex was among the first labs in the wold to offer prescription drug reaction profiles that provide clinically relevant drug-drug and drug-gene interaction information that can help physicians reduce the incidence of adverse drug reactions, a serious medical problem. Currently offered tests look at your genetic ability to create the most important enzymes in your liver that process medication. More than half of patients have at least one defect in these systems which process almost one-half of the most commonly prescribed medicines.

Ancestry DNA Testing - Our Common Male Ancestor Test and Common Female Ancestor Test include a summary of what scientists have learned about the geographical origin and age of your maternal and paternal lines based on your DNA test results. Our Native American verification DNA testing can confirm if you are of Native American descent.

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Genelex Corporation Launches Tamoxitest which can improve survial rates for thousands of breast cancer patients
One hundred eighty thousand women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Eighty thousand will

start taking the drug tamoxifen to prevent the recurrence of their ER (estrogen receptor) positive breast

cancers. The treatment is successful in two-thirds of the women who take it... Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:42:00 +0000

Death of Michael Jackson Illustrates the Danger of Adverse Drug Reactions
The tragic death of Michael Jackson has the potential to create an important "learning moment" for physicians and patients. According to the Journal of American Medical Association, adverse drug reactions are the "4th to 6th leading cause of death" in the US... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:10:00 +0000

Genelex Medical Director Co-authors Leading Book on Drug Interactions
Genelex?s Medical Director Dr. Jessica Oesterheld recently co-authored the Clinical Manual of Drug Interaction Principles for Medical Practice with other notable drug interaction experts, Dr. Gary Wynn, Dr. Kelly Cozza, and Dr. Scott Armstrong. Here?s what reviewers are saying:

Midwest Book Review: ?Filled with complete and comprehensive and up to date research on drug interactions?The wrong mixture of over the counter drugs can be fatal, and doctors and pharmacists must be aware of these lethal combos... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:13:00 +0000

New study confirms importance of tamoxifen CYP2D6 testing
Co-authored by Kristine Ashcraft and Michael Benjamin, M.D at InteractMD.com Mayo study further strengthens the case for genotyping and medication management

In a presentation at the 31st annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Mayo clinic researchers further confirmed the importance of the enzyme CYP2D6 in individualizing tamoxifen dosing in breast cancer patients... Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:38:00 +0000

Did You Know?
Approximately 95% of the human genome is referred to as ?junk DNA? or?non-coding DNA? because it does not directly code for protein molecules as other DNA does. Some believe that non-coding DNA is just an evolutionary artifact and serves no purpose.

Others believe that the function is just not yet understood... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:44:00 +0000

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