Genetic self knowledge and the future of epidemiologic confounding.
Prior work has considered how our genetic knowledge might allow for personalized medicine. This commentary explores the reverse question of what personalized genetic medicine might do to our research process, not only in genetics, but in epidemiology more generally.
VanderWeele
Tyler J
TJ
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA. tvanderw@hsph.harvard.edu
Weele
Tyler Vander
TV
D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*