DNA Quote of the Day: Dr. David Levin

by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted August 24, 2007 in DNA Quotes and Excerpts

Dr. David Levin in the Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine feature – The Genetic Journey:

The existing approaches and tools of genetic epidemiology work well to identify responsible factors when you’re dealing with diseases caused by a single mutation. They don’t work so well for complex diseases involving multiple genetic and environmental factors—some of the major public health problems in the U.S., like obesity, heart disease and Alzheimer’s. To my mind, there’s a need for population-based and laboratory-based sciences to coalesce and develop new approaches to complex disease causation. The first step is to train people in interdisciplinary ways so they understand the molecular sciences as well as epidemiology and biostatistics.

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2007-08-27 12:41:23

[...] Eye on DNA quotes Dr. David Levin in an article, The Genetic Journey in the Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine feature: The existing approaches and tools of genetic epidemiology work well to identify responsible factors when you’re dealing with diseases caused by a single mutation. They don’t work so well for complex diseases involving multiple genetic and environmental factors—some of the major public health problems in the U.S., like obesity, heart disease and Alzheimer’s [my emphasis]. To my mind, there’s a need for population-based and laboratory-based sciences to coalesce and develop new approaches to complex disease causation [my emphasis]. The first step is to train people in interdisciplinary ways so they understand the molecular sciences as well as epidemiology and biostatistics. [...]

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