We have often heard of the term ‘genetic predisposition’, stating that an individual is guaranteed to develop a certain ailment or disease in their lifetime due to their genetic makeup.
While science has proven this to be true, one must note that this often shifts the focus from the incompetence of medical research to an individual’s lifestyle or factors that supposedly cannot be helped.
Nowadays, with how far the medical field has come, from anti-aging drugs to potential cancer cures- to declare someone’s doom due to causes we have very well found the means to counter seems..to put it mildly, insensitive and lazy. Especially when an entire population might carry this predisposition!
What are your thoughts on this?
Does instilling helplessness where hope could be delivered seem justified?
Are we still allowed to blame genes when medicine has come this far?
A recent case that caught attention online is that in the U.S., a baby named KJ was born with a rare genetic disorder called CPS1 deficiency. It’s a serious condition where toxic ammonia builds up in the body, and most babies with it don’t survive long. But in a groundbreaking move, doctors actually used gene editing technology ‘CRISPR’ to correct the faulty gene directly in his liver. After just one treatment, his condition improved, and he’s now doing much better.
Stories like this show that we’re not powerless against our genes. Yes, they matter but they don’t have to decide everything. With new tools like gene editing, we’re rewriting what’s possible, even for conditions once thought untreatable. So, it is not fair to blame someone’s genetics and leave it especially when science is proving that there’s still hope, and real progress is being made.
Genetic predisposition definitely exists, but that doesn’t mean someone is guaranteed to get a disease. It just means there’s a higher chance compared to others. But with today’s medical progress—like early diagnosis, targeted treatments, lifestyle changes—we have the tools to reduce risks and manage conditions much better. Saying “it’s in your genes” and leaving it at that can make people feel hopeless, which isn’t fair. Instead, we should focus on what can be done, because science is giving us more options than ever before.
I think genes can be one reason for sickness, but not the only one. Today, we have good medicines and treatments. So, we should not just blame genes. We should give people hope, not fear.
Genetic predisposition do exists, people used to develop certain hair type , or skin allergies or headaches from their genes at certain age . Even if don’t have them from beginning they will develop the genetic trait at one day. Even after several development in medicine there is a genetic trait that follows.