RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Genomics: the power, potential and pitfalls of the new technologies and how they are transforming healthcare
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 269
OP 272
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-4-269
VO 19
IS 4
A1 Katherine S Josephs
A1 Alison Berner
A1 Angela George
A1 Richard H Scott
A1 Health Education England's Genomic Education Programme
A1 Helen V Firth
A1 Katrina Tatton-Brown
YR 2019
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/19/4/269.abstract
AB Powerful new genomic technologies are transforming healthcare. The faster, cheaper generation of genomic data is driving the integration of genomics into all healthcare specialties. Within the next decade, healthcare professionals will be using genomic data to diagnose and manage their patients.However, despite these exciting advances, few clinicians are aware of or prepared for this genomics-based future. Through five patient-focused scenarios with accompanying interviews, this article showcases new genomic technologies while highlighting the inherent challenges associated with complex genomic data.