We Will Find You (and Try Really Hard to Save You)

This story from the Guardian reports on new guidelines from the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recommending "a major DNA testing programme in an attempt to save the lives of those with inherited high cholesterol." According to the guidelines, doctors would recommend genetic testing for relatives of patients who carry a mutation linked to familial hypercholesterolemia. A member of the group issuing the guidance, Steve Humphries, is quoted as saying, "This is the first time genetic testing has been recommended for a common disease."