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September 01, 2009

Celiac disease: A growing push for better answers

Julie Sevrens Lyons,

Health writer

Posted 12:05 PM PDT

imageCeliac disease, a serious digestive condition, is common in more ways than one – in how often it occurs, and how often it goes undiagnosed. The prevalence of the disease has increased significantly in the United States during the last 50 years, researchers at the Mayo Clinic recently determined.

“Some studies have suggested that for every person who has been diagnosed with celiac disease, there are likely 30 more who have it but are not diagnosed,” said Mayo gastroenterologist Dr. Joseph Murray in a written release. “And given the nearly quadrupled mortality risk for silent celiac disease we have shown in our study, getting more patients and health professionals to consider the possibility of celiac disease is important.”

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Categories: About Navigenics, Genetics, Genetic research, Health tips, Healthy diet, Prevention, Celiac disease

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July 20, 2009

Thanks to genetic testing, a physician improves his own health

Julie Sevrens Lyons,

Health writer

Posted 10:00 AM PDT

imageMany physicians recommend the Navigenics genetic testing services to their patients as a way to help build a more personalized plan for disease prevention and better health. But doctors themselves also tell us how genetic insights improve their own lives. William, director of oncology at a leading diagnostic center, recently wrote to us about his own genetic discovery.

“My analysis was mostly reassuring, but showed two areas of increased risk,” he said. “One was for prostate cancer, which was not a surprise since my father died of prostate cancer. The second was celiac disease, which was a surprise. Although in retrospect, I had some subtle signs and symptoms which could be attributed to celiac disease: Poor digestion of fatty foods, low serum cholesterol, a mysterious skin rash, and recurrent aphthous ulcers,” or canker sores.

He followed up on his Navigenics results by getting two diagnostic tests for celiac disease—a blood test that looks for celiac-related factors and an upper endoscopy, which allowed his doctor to see inside his digestive tract and look for the tissue damage caused by celiac disease.

Both tests were positive, and showed that he already had a moderate to severe form of the disease.
From there, William knew that he could use his genetic test results to take action.

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Categories: About Navigenics, Prevention, Vitamin D, Celiac disease, Prostate cancer

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September 04, 2008

Navigenics Health Compass expands with new conditions and new DNA markers

Michael Nierenberg, M.D.,

Navigenics Medical Director

Posted 08:00 AM PDT

imageAs a physician with many years in private practice, I’ve always valued tools that helped me care for my patients on an ongoing basis. Everyone’s health is prone to vary over time, so there is definite benefit to new science that highlights change.

That’s why a key aspect of the Navigenics genetic health service – ongoing updates – is so important. When Navigenics analyzes a person’s DNA, the findings don’t stop with that first genetic report. As new genetic research findings pass our rigorous scientific scrutiny, we bring our members additional information about their current conditions and new ones.

This process means that our members’ DNA results stay current with the latest and best genetic science.

This week, we’ve started providing our members their personal genetic insights into two additional conditions:

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Categories: About Navigenics, For physicians, Prevention, Brain aneurysm, Celiac disease, Colon cancer, Stomach cancer

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June 24, 2008

Welcome to The Navigator

Mari Baker,

President and CEO

Posted 02:00 PM PDT

imageSince its inception, Navigenics has been driven by the vision of improving health outcomes. The feedback from our members is exciting. Over the last few months we have heard from those discovering colon cancer risk and then finding polyps, discovering glaucoma risk and then discovering elevated eye pressure, discovering celiac disease risk and then getting a positive diagnosis, and many others. 

We are at the very early stages of the new era of predictive genomics and personalized medicine.  There are many voices, there is much debate and there is great dialogue.  As part of furthering that discussion, today we are pleased to announce the launch of our official company blog, The Navigator. Through this blog, we hope to add our voices more regularly to the dialogue on genes and health. We also want to create the opportunity to get more of your feedback and add your voices to the discussion.

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Categories: About Navigenics, Celiac disease, Colon cancer, Glaucoma

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