DR. DEGENNARO: So this is
obviously a very exciting time
in genetics.
There are a lot of new
technologies out there,
the cost of sequencing
is coming down.
So how do you think genetics is
changing the field of medicine
today?
DR. GREEN: Well,
as you said, there
is technology that's improving,
the cost is dramatically
coming down, and our
knowledge base has increased.
So we've realized that genetics
is a part of human diseases
so much more than we
ever thought before.
I mean, we're really
understanding that in addition
to the sort of Mendelian
dominant and recessive
conditions that we knew
about for some time, there's
all sorts of genetic risk
factors in everyday diseases--
heart disease, diabetes,
Alzheimer's disease.
They've all got a
genetic component.
CARRIE BLOUT: And
treatment as well.
It's really great to see all the
new drug trials and treatments
that are coming out
over the last few years.
Treatments for
cancer, heart disease,
a variety of
different conditions
that are really informed by
genetic information, which
is so exciting.
And I'm really excited
to see where that
goes in the next few years.
