TY - CHAP
T1 - GENETIC TESTING FOR PERSONALISED MEDICINE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE CURRENT MEDICAL PRACTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
AU - Lui, Ki
AU - Wong, Martin C.S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 selection and editorial matter, Ben Y.F. Fong and Martin C.S. Wong; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - The development in molecular biology has advanced exponentially. Now, scientists are able to amplify, manipulate and read the whole genome in a short period of time, allowing them to carry out genetic testing in an accurate and cost-effective manner. This chapter aims to introduce these techniques, such as genomics, transcriptomics and proteomic technologies. These technologies form the foundation of genetic testing and they are indispensable to the implementation of personalised medicine. As we have more accessibility and availability of these new technologies, personalised medicine will be materialised from the laboratory to bedside in the foreseeable future if adequate acceptance in the general public and medical community has been granted. This chapter will discuss the rationale and the implementation (genetic counselling) of personalised medicine, particularly the benefits that it can bring. Furthermore, economic and social impacts as well as the potential problems of these newer initiatives on the community will be discussed.
AB - The development in molecular biology has advanced exponentially. Now, scientists are able to amplify, manipulate and read the whole genome in a short period of time, allowing them to carry out genetic testing in an accurate and cost-effective manner. This chapter aims to introduce these techniques, such as genomics, transcriptomics and proteomic technologies. These technologies form the foundation of genetic testing and they are indispensable to the implementation of personalised medicine. As we have more accessibility and availability of these new technologies, personalised medicine will be materialised from the laboratory to bedside in the foreseeable future if adequate acceptance in the general public and medical community has been granted. This chapter will discuss the rationale and the implementation (genetic counselling) of personalised medicine, particularly the benefits that it can bring. Furthermore, economic and social impacts as well as the potential problems of these newer initiatives on the community will be discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85130873425&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9781003119111-10
DO - 10.4324/9781003119111-10
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85130873425
SN - 9780367634193
SP - 104
EP - 115
BT - The Routledge Handbook of Public Health and the Community
ER -
