The impact of genetic testing on complex diseases | Zendy

Marie Josee E. van Rijn | Zendy; C.M. van Duijn | Zendy; Arjen J. C. Slooter | Zendy

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The impact of genetic testing on complex diseases

Author(s) -

Marie Josee E. van Rijn,

C.M. van Duijn,

Arjen J. C. Slooter

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

european journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.825

H-Index - 111

eISSN - 1573-7284

pISSN - 0393-2990

DOI - 10.1007/s10654-005-4438-5

Subject(s) - medicine , genetic testing , disease , stroke (engine) , genotype , risk assessment , mendelian inheritance , intensive care medicine , epidemiology , genetics , mechanical engineering , computer security , biology , computer science , engineering , gene

Wide applications for genetic testing in the clinical care of complex diseases have been discussed. However, it has never been quantified to what extent genetic testing could eventually be useful in the clinical care of common disorders. We aimed to quantify the theoretically possible utilization in common ischemic stroke, an example of a complex disease.

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