[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12246-12247]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            GENETIC TESTING

  Mr. OBAMA. Mr. President, I wish to comment about an amendment that I

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offered to the bill, S. 1082, that the Senate passed on Wednesday.
  Researchers and clinicians continue to make significant advancements 
in personalized medicine. The ability to diagnose, evaluate disease 
susceptibility, and provide medical treatment at an individual level is 
made possible by powerful tools such as genetic testing, an essential 
component of personalized medicine. Given the complex nature of genetic 
testing, I am pleased that my amendment, No. 1041, to the bill was 
accepted. This amendment provides for a study by the highly regarded 
Institute of Medicine, which will give independent, renowned, and 
respected experts in genetics, genomics, and related fields the 
opportunity to provide their thoughtful recommendations on the best 
ways to further the promise of personalized medicine.
  I thank the bill managers and their staffs for their assistance.

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