ABSTRACT
This conclusion reviews some important concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. Personalized medicine becomes very relevant upon the realization that every human disease is genetic to some degree, and genetic testing becomes relevant to every single human disease, particularly monogenic disease or hereditary cancer mutations that are inherited from parents. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) cuts served personalized medicine very badly, in harnessing the power of understanding the human genome. Electronic medical records and information technology in general will also assist in overcoming obstacles, especially surrounding data. Partnerships between community physicians and community hospitals and major medical centers can overcome some of the barriers. Pharmacogenomics, with its discovery of drug-gene pairs through basic research, promises to revolutionize clinical care once translated from discovery. Medicine has come a long way from the days of Hippocrates, and the journey to better patient care is always imminent.
