California hospital explores genetics-aided cancer treatment

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California hospital explores genetics-aided cancer treatment

By Christina Farr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A major California university hospital is exploring ways to gather and use genetic information gathered from cancer patients, hoping to break new ground in a fledgling field of genomic medicine. The University of California San Francisco said in an interview it is working on a new project with Silicon Valley start-up Syapse. Using Syapse's technology, it wants to build a store of genetic data about various metastatic cancer cases with patients' consent, theoretically sharpening treatment or even coming up with new therapies. ...

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