The Promise of the Genomics Revolution in Pediatrics

With the sequencing of the human genome in 2003, we are now realizing the promise of genetic medicine. Previous NIH Director Elias Zerhouni suggested that with genetic molecular preemption we are experiencing a paradigm shift for medicine characterized by “4 P’s”: predictive, preemptive, participatory, and personalized care, and a shifting of focus earlier in the life course.1,2 I have previously written that the fifth “P” is Pediatrics, as this is the life stage where molecular preemption has the best potential to influence health risk,3 a nd a sixth “P” is Prenatal.

Source: Pediatric Clinics of North America - July 24, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tina L. Cheng Tags: Foreword Source Type: research