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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
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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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