Genetic testing fumbles, revealing ‘dark side’ of precision medicine
(By Sharon Begley for STAT)
Enthusiasm for precision medicine1, from the White House2 down to everyday physicians, is at an all-time high. But serious problems with the databases used to interpret patients’ genetic profiles can lead to “inappropriate treatment” with “devastating consequences,” researchers at the Mayo Clinic warned on Monday. Continue reading article here…..
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