▁two ▁different ▁mut ations , ▁each ▁containing ▁only ▁a ▁variation ▁in ▁only ▁one ▁nucle ot ide ▁( called ▁single ▁nucle ot ide ▁polym orph isms , ▁or ▁SN P s ), ▁which ▁were ▁associated ▁with ▁AR MD . ▁G W AS ▁studies ▁like ▁this ▁have ▁been ▁very ▁successful ▁in ▁ident ifying ▁common ▁gen etic ▁variations ▁associated ▁with ▁dise ases . ▁As ▁of ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁over ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁G W AS ▁studies ▁have ▁been ▁completed . ▁ ▁D ise ase ▁risk ▁assess ment ▁▁ ▁Multiple ▁gen es ▁collect ively ▁influence ▁the ▁lik elihood ▁of ▁developing ▁many ▁common ▁and ▁complex ▁dise ases . ▁Personal ised ▁medicine ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁predict ▁a ▁person ' s ▁risk ▁for ▁a ▁particular ▁disease , ▁based ▁on ▁one ▁or ▁even ▁several ▁gen es . ▁This ▁approach ▁uses ▁the ▁same ▁sequ encing ▁technology ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁evaluation ▁of ▁disease ▁risk , ▁allowing ▁the ▁phys ician ▁to ▁initi ate ▁prevent ive ▁treatment ▁before ▁the ▁disease ▁presents ▁itself ▁in ▁their ▁patient . ▁For ▁example , ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁found ▁that ▁a ▁DNA ▁mut ation ▁increases ▁a ▁person ' s ▁risk ▁of ▁developing ▁Type ▁ 2 ▁Di ab etes , ▁this ▁individual ▁can ▁begin ▁l ifest yle ▁changes ▁that ▁will ▁less en ▁their ▁ch ances ▁of ▁developing ▁Type ▁ 2 ▁Di ab etes ▁later ▁in ▁life . ▁ ▁App lications ▁▁ ▁Adv ances ▁in ▁personal ised ▁medicine ▁will ▁create ▁a ▁more ▁un ified ▁treatment ▁approach ▁specific ▁to ▁the ▁individual ▁and ▁their ▁gen