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Most Patients Willing to Share Medical Records for Research Purposes (external site)

In a survey, UC San Diego researchers report most patients are willing to share medical records for research purposes, with a few caveats.

Mission: Search and Destroy Prostate Cancer (external site)

Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health is using advanced imaging, genomics, personalized medicine and new therapies to treat patients like Brian McCloskey, who has stage IV prostate cancer.

Modifier Gene May Explain Why Some with Cystic Fibrosis are Less Prone to Infection (external site)

People with cystic fibrosis who carry genetic variants that lower RNF5 gene expression have more mutant CFTR protein on cell surfaces. Even if the CFTR protein isn’t fully functional, it’s better than none, and may explain why some with cystic fibrosis are less prone to infection than others.