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Gene testing for the public: a way to ward off disease, or a useless worry?

  • Written by David Amor, Lorenzo and Pamela Galli Chair in Developmental Medicine, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
imageIf you were destined for dementia in your 60s, but there was nothing you could do about it, would you want to know?shutterstock.com

The launch in Australia of a genomic testing service aimed at healthy people heralds a new era of individual patient care. A scan of your genome, which is the complete set of your genes, to find out if you are at risk...

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