TY - JOUR T1 - Twenty-first century genomics for sports medicine: what does it all mean? JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 1481 LP - 1482 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095643 VL - 49 IS - 23 AU - Nick Webborn AU - H Paul Dijkstra Y1 - 2015/12/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/49/23/1481.abstract N2 - We can easily be left behind by the explosion in technological developments in medicine—or is it just a sign of getting older? Many of us will remember a time before MRI were readily available, and having to learn what fat suppressed images, T1s and T2s actually meant.Genomics is another example of a rapidly expanding technological development with major implications for medicine, and even experienced clinicians (many without formal training in molecular biology) are struggling to understand this. It requires learning a whole new language. The sequencing of the 3.2 billion nucleotides that compose the human genome was first completed only in 2003, at an estimated cost of $2.7 billion. At the time, it was simply something of interest, unlikely to influence our working lives any time soon. Now, in just over a decade, it is possible to sequence the whole genome for $1000.Genomics is finding its place in medicine, from genetic testing for rare disorders to personalised medicine based on our genetic make up (see page 1517). However, the role of most of the genes in the human genome is still unknown.A ‘snip’ is no longer just a … ER -