Population Genomic Screening of All Young Adults in a Health-Care System: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Lei Zhang, Yining Bao, Moeen Riaz, Jane Tiller, Danny Liew, Xun Zhuang, David J. Amor, Aamira Huq, Lara Petelin, Mark Nelson, Paul A. James, Ingrid Winship, John J. McNeil, Paul Lacaze
Abstract
(Abstracted from Genet Med 2019;21:1958–1968) It is generally accepted that genetic screening has the potential to prevent disease through early identification. The authors suggest that one cost-effective way to implement genetic screening into a single-payer or state-funded health care system is a combined genetic screening approach—one that tests for multiple conditions concurrently—versus individual targeted testing.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineGenetic testingIdentification (biology)Health carePopulationDiseaseFamily medicineGerontologyEnvironmental healthInternal medicineBiologyBotanyEconomicsEconomic growthNutrition, Genetics, and DiseaseBRCA gene mutations in cancerHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging