Decode Genetics

St. Louis, MO has a population of about 320,000, as does Iceland. Based on DNA and genealogy studies of 10,000 Icelanders, DeCode Genetics believes it could run a computerized analysis and predict the breast cancer risk for every woman in the country. What, then, if you could do the same “population health” extrapolation for an American city like St. Louis, would be the obstacle to informing those in danger? This piece tells how much quick sand is in the fields of predictive medicine and population health. MORE

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