Mark Walport Quotes

Once we all have our genomes, some of these extremely rare diseases are going to be totally predictable.

Your genome sequence will become a vital part of your medical record, thereby providing critical information about how to optimize your wellness.

As the knowledge around personalized medicine continues to grow, consumers should expect their healthcare providers to begin to incorporate genetic information into their treatments and preventative care.

You can get so much value just from being genotyped.

Genetic testing in the future is going to be seen as critical as testing your cholesterol.

We need 10,000 genomes, not 100, to start to understand the link between genetics, disease and wellness.

I do believe at some point in time everyone will be genotyped at birth.

Every couple of weeks, someone writes in and says, '23andMe saved my life.'

My family and I were some of the first people to be genotyped.

Being the first FDA-authorized direct-to-consumer genetic test out there is revolutionary.

Everybody is going to want to look at their genetics. You're going to want to get a genetic profile.

I have had my genome fully sequenced and have learned a great deal about which medications I would respond to and which might or would induce major side effects, along with knowing many medical conditions for which I'm particularly susceptible.

Not only can consumers handle their personal genetic information, but they are getting genomically oriented and anchored about such data.

Your genome knows much more about your medical history than you do.

Knowing your genetic health risks will help you make better decisions.

The science of genetics will complicate immensely national health insurance.

I think we're just scratching the surface. One of the most exciting aspects of 23andMe is that we're enabling you to watch a revolution unfold live during your lifetime, and I think that the decoding of the genome, in my opinion, is the most fascinating discovery of our lifetime, and you get to be part of it.

One of the most exciting aspects of 23andMe is that we're enabling you to watch a revolution unfold live during your lifetime, and I think that the decoding of the genome, in my opinion, is the most fascinating discovery of our lifetime, and you get to be part of it.

What I really wanted was for everybody to have their genome and, ideally, everybody to share their genome, and for that, we needed to bring the price way down.

People's genes can say a great deal about their health. There are genes that reveal an increased likelihood of getting cancer, heart disease or Alzheimer's.

I had the analysis of a million or so SNPs [single nucleotide polymorphisms] just to see what was there. That's partly because I was writing a book about DNA and personalized medicine and I thought it would be a little bit disingenuous to talk about what could be done without actually having the experiment done on yourself.

Medicine will be personalized and preventive: Your genome might predict that you have an 80 percent chance of breast cancer by the time you are 50, but if you take a preventive drug starting when you are 40, the chance will drop to 2 percent.

If I can get people to accept that a DNA test is nothing to be intimidated about, then we can do tests that determine how well you metabolise certain drugs and test for breast cancer.

I'm a big believer in what's called personalized medicine, which refers to customizing your health care to your specific needs based on your physiology, genetics, value system and unique conditions.

Genome-based treatment, based on wider and cheaper availability of genome data, will provide new ways to customize the therapeutic protocol and enhance our control over diseases and medical treatment.