Supplement: Moving from Prediction to Prevention :The Scientist [2007-05-01]


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Supplement: Moving from Prediction to Prevention For me, the dream began in the early 1960s. As a medical student, I was helping with the care of a 16-year-old girl who had classical Hashimoto thyroiditis, a disease that more commonly occurs among middle-aged women. I guessed that this girl's early onset signified a particularly strong genetic predisposition. Indeed, further investigation identified numerous cases of thyroid disease or other