• What is precision medicine
• How Mayo Clinic GeneGuide™ uses precision medicine
• What you can do to learn more about precision medicine

An emerging approach

• Precision medicine is an approach to health care. It takes into account differences in a person’s genetics and lifestyle.
• Other names: genomic medicine, individualized medicine, personalized medicine

Precision medicine's critical element — Genomic analysis

• Genetic testing is growing, as is the field of precision medicine.
• The purpose of Mayo Clinic GeneGuide™ is to be an educational tool. It applies the science of precision medicine by looking at a person’s genetic makeup in relation to their health and wellness.

• Many genetic variants have recently been discovered. We may not know if or how a certain change may affect a person's health.
• Some results may prompt your provider to suggest specific follow up. Others may inspire lifestyle changes. Still others may only provide risk information and require more research to understand.
• Mayo Clinic GeneGuide™ reports only on variants that are well studied.

Mayo Clinic GeneGuide™ is your first step into understanding how your genetic makeup can affect your health. Learn more about precision medicine by exploring the educational topics covered in Mayo Clinic GeneGuide™.

Opportunities and possibilities

The future of genetic testing will take advantage of precision medicine and may include:

• Improved ability to diagnose, predict risk and treat conditions
• Greater accuracy to cure or prevent disease or both
• Results that help develop more-specific drugs
• Population information to design more-effective clinical trials
• Improved education to help consumers and health care providers interpret and understand genomic medicine