Genetics 101
Personalised Medicine is Ready for Practice
A practical look at pharmacogenomics in clinical practice — which drug–gene pairs have evidence strong enough to change prescribing, where caution is warranted, and how proactive testing fits alongside clinical judgement.
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How does genetic testing actually work? A clear explanation of SNPs, PCR and KASP genotyping, the difference between genotyping and sequencing, and what your results can and cannot tell you.
Over 600,000 people in the UK carry a faulty gene raising their heart disease risk without knowing. Learn how inherited cardiac risk works, why familial hypercholesterolaemia matters, and what to check.
For some, genetic testing arouses feelings of anxiety. Why would you want to know if your genetics predispose you to a condition you cannot change? It brings about a feeling of foreboding, many think they will spend the rest of...