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Ronald A Blum

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PubMed2005

HIV resistance testing in the USA--a model for the application of pharmacogenomics in the clinical setting.

Although there is debate about how and when the medical community will readily adopt pharmacogenomics into clinical practice, HIV genotyping has become an integral part of AIDS patient management in the USA since 1996. Genotyping for HIV-1 drug resistance serves as a paradigm for the way pharmacogenomics is likely to be introduced into patient care. This review discusses the unique role that HIV-1 genotype testing plays in identifying resistance in patients and how that information is used to modify therapy selection and impact the progression of disease. In addition, the important issues relating to reimbursement and the cost-effectiveness of genotyping are also discussed.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed2004

The role of esoteric reference laboratory as a partner for growth.

Partnering with a reference lab can actually help grow a referring lab's own business. The reference lab provides a hospital's physicians with access to unique tests and clinical information and broadens the scope and depth of the referring lab's menu. As medicine moves toward prescribed treatments based on a patient's individual genotype or phenotype, the reference lab will play an even bigger role in helping the hospital to educate physicians and their patients to the most efficient testing strategies consistent with good patient management.

Clinical Laboratory Techniques↗