Sudden cardiac death of teen reminds physicians of promises, challenges of precision medicine
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 - 07:51
in Health & Medicine
The sudden death of a 13-year-old boy resulted in more than 20 relatives to be incorrectly diagnosed as having a potentially lethal heart rhythm condition. This erroneous diagnosis occurred as a result of inappropriate use of genetic testing and incorrect interpretation of genetic test results, according to research.