At least it should be.
All disease is genetic.
The more we learn about genetics, the clearer it becomes that even very complex medical problems like heart disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders result not from the action of a single gene but from the stunningly intricate interaction of many genes and many factors in the environment. Barton Childs, M.D., a pioneer physician-scientist in the study of genes and disease, is among an outspoken corps of doctors who think the time has come to reshape medical education, and continuing medical education for that matter. These questions bear on the role of genes and gene-interactions in health and disease. Genetics is already forcing changes in our thinking, Childs argues, and the fruits of human genome sequencing will have a further profound effect. The unique biology of every patient has never been clearer.