
OpinionApril 4, 2019
How Well Can a Genetic Test Predict Your Future Health?
A physician-scientist with crippling ALS says a so-called “polygenic score” could someday help patients like him alter the course of even the most terrible diseases
Rahul S. Desikan, is an assistant professor in the department of radiology and biomedical imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. He is the co-director, along with Leo Sugrue, of the Laboratory for Precision Neuroimaging at UCSF.

How Well Can a Genetic Test Predict Your Future Health?
A physician-scientist with crippling ALS says a so-called “polygenic score” could someday help patients like him alter the course of even the most terrible diseases