Mayo Clinic January 14, 2025
Mayo Clinic’s Tapestry Study has demonstrated that next generation genetic analysis can have a significant impact on patient care.
By John Halamka, M.D., President, Mayo Clinic Platform and Paul Cerrato, MA, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform
On April 14, 2003, the world learned that the Human Genome Project had been completed. As the National Institutes of Health pointed out, it was one of the greatest scientific accomplishments in history and the first completed sequence of the human genome, the DNA that determines not only the color of our eyes, but our susceptibility to many diseases. Unfortunately, many clinicians were disappointed when they realized the data didn’t have an immediate effect on routine patient care. Why...