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William Ollier1, Kenneth R Muir1, Artitaya Lophatananon1
1Center for Epidemiology, Division of Population Health, Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health, The University of Manchester, Stopford Building, 99 Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9PG, UK.
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Precision medicine uses biomarkers to diagnose disease. However, they can also be used to measure risk of disease. Thus, biomarkers herald a new addition to public health - Precision Public Health. We examine the implications. Risk biomarkers are identified by analyzing population cohorts. They constitute risk factors in mathematical 'Disease Risk Models'. The risk may be fixed as in a genetic biomarker or variable as in some protein biomarkers. They help monitor current risk of disease in an individual, thereby aiding efforts to reduce risk. In the UK, the NHS Health Check system is a universal system for assessing risk and for risk reduction. The system can now make use of modern biomarkers once appropriate infrastructure and governance are in place.
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