How accurate can genetic predictions be?

Background Pre-symptomatic prediction of disease and drug response based on genetic testing is a critical component of personalized medicine. Previous work has demonstrated that the predictive capacity of genetic testing is constrained by the heritability and prevalence of the tested trait, although...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Principais autores: Dreyfuss, Jonathan M., Levner, Daniel, Galagan, James E., Church, George M., Ramoni, Marco F.
Outros Autores: Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: BioMed Central Ltd. 2013
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76313