Genetic testing for respiratory disease: are we there yet?
The human genome project promised a revolution in health care - the development of 'personalized medicine', where knowledge of an individual's genetic code enables the prediction of risk for specific diseases and the potential to alter that risk based on preventive measures and lifestyle modification. The present brief review provides a report card on the progress toward that goal with respect to respiratory disease. Should generalized population screening for genetic risk factors for respiratory disease be instituted? Or not?
University of British Columbia, James Hoog Research Centre, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia. Peter.Pare@hli.ubc.ca
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D001249:Asthma / Q000235:genetics; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000235:genetics; D059647:Gene-Environment Interaction; D005820:Genetic Testing; D016045:Human Genome Project; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D008403:Mass Screening; D057285:Precision Medicine; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000235:genetics