Building the foundation for genomics in precision medicine

• Autores: Samuel J. Aronson, Heidi L. Rehm
• Localización: Nature: International weekly journal of science, ISSN 0028-0836, Vol. 526, Nº 7573, 2015, págs. 336-342
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Precision medicine has the potential to profoundly improve the practice of medicine. However, the advances required will take time to implement. Genetics is already being used to direct clinical decision-making and its contribution is likely to increase. To accelerate these advances, fundamental changes are needed in the infrastructure and mechanisms for data collection, storage and sharing. This will create a continuously learning health-care system with seamless cycling between clinical care and research. Patients must be educated about the benefits of sharing data. The building blocks for such a system are already forming and they will accelerate the adoption of precision medicine.