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Genomic Evaluation in Sports Performance: Unlocking Athletic Potential Safely

"Genomic variants play a critical role in sports performance, influencing traits like safety, endurance, and power. With advancements in human genomics, scientists have identified hundreds of genetic variations linked to athletic abilities, shaping the characteristics of elite athletes. Genetic Contribution vs. Non-Genetic Factors in Athletic Ability Research estimates that genetics account for approximately 50% of athletic performance, while traits related to endurance and power range between 44–68% and 48–56%, respectively."

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Genomics: an evolution to a new health care?

Drugs or treatment affect patients differently and we’re more increasingly understanding why. For many of us, it depends on our genes.

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Unraveling the Mystery of Your Genes | Let's Talk About Health Episode 12

Welcome to Episode 12 of Let's Talk About Health! In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Polakit Teekakirikul

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Knowing my Genes | Patient’s Experience at Bumrungrad’s Genomic Center

Ms. Yi Liu has a family history of cancer and wants to understand her lifetime risk of developing cancer. She came to the Preventive Genomics & Family Check-up Services in Bumrungrad and got answers to her questions.

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Sudden Death and Genetically Inherited Heart Disease

One of the main factors behind athletes suffering sudden cardiac arrest, can be a condition associated with genetics called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Most athletes with this condition are completely unaware of it, as they think their symptoms must be a result of their intense exercise routine.

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Preventive Genomics and Family Check-up Services

The Preventive Genomics & Family Check-up Services Center offers a comprehensive range of services from diagnosis, consultation, disease screening, and risk assessment for inherited diseases to pharmacogenomic testing for drug selection, dose adjustment, and drug allergy prevention.

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Can hypercholesterolemia be a genetic condition?

Hypercholesterolemia is caused by genetic mutations that limit the body’s ability to remove LDL cholesterol from the blood and therefore leads to its elevated levels. Albeit genetic predisposition, hypercholesterolemia is generally accompanied by other external and environmental factors. Therefore, proper planning and thorough knowledge of one’s physical condition and limitations can help to slow the progression of the disease.

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Bumrungrad Genomics: Transforming Healthcare in the Era of Precision Medicine

Genetic technologies and knowledge are considered to be a rapidly advancing modern innovation. Our knowledge of genetics has progressed by leaps and bounds following the success of the Human Genome Project—one of the greatest international research projects in the history of the world

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The next frontier in personalized healthcare

Genomes affect how bodies metabolize drugs. Pharmacogenomic testing allows physicians to prescribe the most effective medication for each individual patient at the most effective dose, while also avoiding potential adverse reactions.

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