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Why do people believe genetic testing offers a pathway to a wide array of beneficial (non-snake oil) tailored drugs and treatments? What is the scientific basis
by dundarious 3y ago
Why do people believe genetic testing offers a pathway to a wide array of beneficial (non-snake oil) tailored drugs and treatments? What is the scientific basis for this belief, other than "seems plausible" reasoning?
- sjducb 3y ago20 years ago it was pretty plausible. Most of the genetic effects that we knew about were large. Maybe all of them were large? Now we know that most effects are small, and there aren’t useful interventions that can treat the effects.
- dundarious 3y agoThat is my feeling also. And well, no useful drug interventions at least. For most genetic risk factors, lifestyle factors dominate the total risk.