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

Report from the 3rd Viareggio Health Festival, Italy

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 [...]