Remarkable woman without medical training was told her affliction with two rare debilitating diseases was just bad luck (odds 4 in ten million). She embarked on her own research and identified a genetic mutation she believed likely responsible for both conditions, and genome testing proved her right. She then designed her own therapy and reversed both conditions.The results were remarkable, said Dr. Topol. Not only did she diagnose her disease, she set up her own treatment plan. Shes a great inspiration, said Dr. Topol. Not only to the public, but also to the medical profession. We were not aware that a patient would be capable of doing what she did. Leading physicians in the country were shocked that she could decipher her own problems. We need to give more respect to consumers. Dr. Topol said that Goodsell is probably the first fully informed genomics patient hes seen in his practice, but that doctors should be prepared for this to change. I think shes an exemplar of the future. Going forward, Dr. Topol noted, there will be a lot more patients like Kim. Millions of people will have their genome sequenced. If doctors dont get genomified, their patients will.
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