The Great DNA Data Deficit: Are Genes for Disease a Mirage?
8th December 2010
Genetic susceptibility is not a major factor determining the health of human populations. This is the implication of more than 700 studies looking for specific genetic susceptibilities to every major disease including: diabetes (1 and 2), stroke, cancers, heart disease, obesity, schizophrenia, depression, dementia, and many others. Given the number of headlines generated by the discovery of 'genes for' various diseases, one might think that a collective refutation, and probably the most important medical discovery of the last twenty five years, would warrant some media attention.
