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Introducing
Breakthrough Genetic Assessment for Customized Intervention
The
monumental accomplishment of the Human Genome Project, with its
decoding of nearly 40,000 genes in the human body, has opened up
an entirely new spectrum of knowledge, one offering a tremendous
potential for improving our health and well-being.
Patient's
Guide to Genomics
Predictive
Genomic Profiles
Genovations™
is the advent of a truly personalized healthcare approach that harnesses
this powerful new knowledge. It allows a physician to evaluate each
patient’s unique genetic predispositions, then develop and implement
a carefully targeted, customized intervention plan even before pre-disease
imbalances are manifest.
Virtually
all of the most pervasive, disabling, and deadly degenerative diseases
of our time, including heart disease, adult-onset diabetes, cancer,
and senile dementia, are believed to develop from an ongoing interaction
between genetic and environmental factors.
Genovations™
profiles assess genetic variations whose expression is influenced
by modifiable factors like toxic exposure, lifestyle habits, diet,
supplement regimens, and biochemical imbalances. The SNPs in each
test are carefully selected based on their relatively high prevalence
in the general population, their clinical relevance to each health
condition, and most importantly, their innate ability to be influenced
by preventive interventions. Physicians will be able to specifically
evaluate the effectiveness of therapy on the expression of each
patient’s genetic predisposition by using specialized follow-up
physiological assessments.
By
evaluating a carefully selected group of genetic variants in a patient,
each Genovations™ profile provides a previously unseen "glimpse"
into that person’s potential health future, empowering the physician
to modify the expression of disease years before a condition begins
to develop. This allows the physician to:
- Identify
"hidden" gene mutations that may promote chronic disease.
- Gain
earlier advanced warning of disease susceptibility in each patient.
- Determine
cumulative risk associated with specific, easily identified mutations
Intervene much earlier in the pre-disease state.
- Modify
gene expression through more precise, targeted, individualized
interventions.
- Identify
key target areas on which to focus follow-up.
- Monitor
therapeutic effectiveness of intervention strategies with laboratory
testing.
Armed
with this new clinical insight, physicians can gain a deeper understanding
of the interactive disease process, to intervene more quickly, confidently,
and effectively.
In
primary care practice, Genovations™ will significantly improve healthcare
interventions for patients in three major areas:
- Predictive
Assessment
- Genetic
testing provides the foundation for more effective, timely,
and customized preventive strategies based on each patient’s
unique genetic predisposition. This provides all health-conscious
patients with the expanded insight they need to adopt more
effective and focused risk-minimizing strategies to improve
and protect their health.
- Familial
Associations
- Patients
with family history of a certain disease can learn if they
have inherited a genetic predisposition for this condition
and, if so, what they can specifically do to "break the pattern"
and better prevent it.
- Challenging
Patients
- Genetic
testing provides insight into individual genetic variations
that can help explain why certain patients may not be responding
to clinical interventions that normally produce favorable
outcomes. With this breakthrough genetic assessment for customized
intervention, physicians will effectively be able to provide
a level of precise, personalized medicine never before possible.
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