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The Right Medicine. The Right Dose. The First Time.
A gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity. Genes are made up of DNA.
Some Diseases Can Be Hereditary...
A gene mutation is a permanent alteration in the DNA sequence that makes up a gene.
IT'S ALL ABOUT...
Personalized. Preventative. Precision.
HEALTHCARE.
Your DNA...
The Human Genome Project completed in 2003 took 13 years at a cost of three billion dollars.
Now you and your physician can set individualized protocols for you and your family to live a longer, healthier, life!
Early Detection is Critical
Genes and
Cancer
Cancer is a common disease, so most families will have some members who have had cancer. This means even if cancer does not run in a family, a family member can still be at risk for some type of cancer in his or her lifetime.
Genes and
Cardiovascular Disease
One person dies every 37 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease. About 647,000 Americans die from heart disease each year—that's 1 in every 4 deaths.