Some people don’t want to know the secrets of their DNA, but Dr. Liz Worthey says having it sequenced can help avoid misdiagnoses and harmful drug interactions, among other things.
Dr. Worthey sat down with PC Magazine to discuss why you shouldn’t be afraid to sequence your DNA.
“We’re definitely turning a corner, applying our work to much more complex situations. The real goal is to have a blueprint for people, so that, at the very first symptom, we can check that against the knowledge we’ve uncovered in the genome. We also want to serve people who don’t self-identify as having a genetic disease at all, but want to know more about their genomic inheritance to help themselves, and their families, in terms of both disease and health.”
Read the full story from PC Magazine.
