Time for physicians to be aware of molecular genetic testing: Report from the 3rd Viareggio Health Festival, Italy

Time for physicians to be aware of molecular genetic testing

Report from the 3rd Viareggio Health Festival, Italy

Authors

  • Cecilia Nardini Foundations of the Life Sciences and their Ethical Consequences, European School of Molecular Medicine, IFOM-IEO Campus, Milano

Keywords:

Genetic testing, Molecular revolution

Abstract

In the last few years there has been growing excite- ment about the ‘molecular revolution’ that seems to offer both a promise and a threat at the same time. As more and more diseases are shown by research to be linked to a genetic cause, the field of preven- tion will potentially be revolutionized: genetic re- search has highlighted the fact that the conditions depending on the genetic makeup of a person [...]

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Published

21-10-2019

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Meeting Reports

How to Cite

1.
Nardini C. Time for physicians to be aware of molecular genetic testing: Report from the 3rd Viareggio Health Festival, Italy. Multidiscip Respir Med [Internet]. 2019 Oct. 21 [cited 2024 Jul. 4];6(1). Available from: https://mrmjournal.org/index.php/mrm/article/view/430