Your Genetic Avatar Could Help Doctors Craft Custom Health Care

Now that we can sequence genomes, doctors now have enough complex genetic information to know what ailments you might encounter in the future and how best to treat them. The IT Future of Medicine project would help docs tailor care for individuals using genetically identical “virtual patients.” Personalized medicine–the practice of treating patients based on their genetic makeup–has been a dream of the medical community ever since the human genome was sequenced. But the reality is that most doctors aren’t equipped to sift through the mounds of data that come along with treating each patient using individually customized protocols.

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Your Genetic Avatar Could Help Doctors Craft Custom Health Care