ADVISORY/November is Diabetes Awareness Month.Health/Medical Writers ADVISORY... --(BW HealthWire) Topic: Why do people with diabetes donate tissue and blood samples for genetic research? Company Background: Genomics Collaborative, Inc. (GCI GCI Ground Circuit Interrupter GCI Getty Conservation Institute GCI Global Commerce Initiative GCI Green Cross International (non-profit international environmental organization) GCI Growth Competitiveness Index GCI Great Cities Institute ) is a genomics company focused on developing therapeutics and diagnostics that are applicable to the broadest patient populations. To fuel this research, GCI has built the world's leading state-of-the-art repository of DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. , tissue, and serum samples linked to detailed medical and demographic data collected from populations around the world. The company's repository depends on the voluntary, anonymous participation of many diverse individuals, to solve the bottleneck A lessening of throughput. It often refers to networks that are overloaded, which is caused by the inability of the hardware and transmission lines to support the traffic. It can also refer to a mismatch inside the computer where slower-speed peripheral buses and devices prevent the CPU in the discovery of new and better treatments for complex diseases such as diabetes, asthma, and many cancers. The Patient: One patient's father and uncle were both diagnosed with diabetes. This woman (her name can not be used due to patient confidentiality patient confidentiality Medical practice A Pt's right to privacy and freedom from public dissemination of information that the Pt regards as being of a personal nature. See HIPAA, Medical privacy. ) donated a blood sample to GCI, feeling that it is important to further research, so that future generations may benefit by early detection and better treatment of this debilitating de·bil·i·tat·ing adj. Causing a loss of strength or energy. Debilitating Weakening, or reducing the strength of. Mentioned in: Stress Reduction disease. Please visit GCI's website, www.getdna.com, for more information on GCI's global repository and commitment to patient ethics. |
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