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Effectiveness of testing for genetic susceptibility to smoking-related diseases on smoking cessation outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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- Published on: 17 July 2012
- Published on: 17 July 2012Genetic susceptibility testing to lung cancer and outcomes for smokersShow More
NOT PEER REVIEWED We wish to comment on the findings of Smerecnik et al.1 with respect to significant advances in genetic testing , which are highly relevant to their review. Unlike the early single genetic marker tests analysed by Smerecnik et al.,1 where subjects are dichotomised to positive or negative results, genetic susceptibility tests for lung cancer are now multivariate risk tests.2 These new risk tests incorpora...
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