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Bring on the biomarkers

The dismal patchwork of fragmented research on disease-associated biomarkers should be replaced by a coordinated 'big science' approach, argues George Poste.

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George Poste is a member of the Board of Directors at Caris Life Sciences, a diagnostics company.

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Poste, G. Bring on the biomarkers. Nature 469, 156–157 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/469156a

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  1. It is mentioned twice that around 100 biomarkers have been approved for routine clinical use. Yet there is no reference listed. Where is this information coming from?

  2. Nora &#8211 George, more than most, is qualified to estimate the number of biomarkers in clinical use because of his relevant expertise and his position at Caris Diagnostics. It's almost impossible to document clinically relevant biomarkers because the FDA provides such a fragmented, out-of-date, and incomplete picture. You almost have to estimate them empirically.

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