Hallberg's Picture of Health: What our genes can tell us about medicine
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DNA can tell us lots of things, even the the odds of us getting certain illnesses.
But what can our genes tell us about how certain medications will affect us?
That emerging field is called pharmacogenomics, and MPR News' medical analyst Dr. Jon Hallberg joined All Things Considered host Tom Crann to discuss it.
Use the audio player above to learn more.
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