The value of genetic and genomic technologies [electronic resource] : workshop summary / Theresa Wizemann and Adam C. Berger, rapporteurs ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

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Publication details: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010.Description: xv, 92 pISBN:

0309157714
9780309157711

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QH437 .I57 2010eb

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Contents:

Tumor-based screening for Lynch Syndrome -- Pharmacogenomic testing to guide warfarin dosing -- Genomic profiling -- Closing remarks.

Summary: "Knowing one's genetic disposition to a variety of diseases, including common chronic diseases, can benefit both the individual and society at large. The IOM's Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health held a workshop on March 22, 2010, to bring together diverse perspectives on the value of genetic testing, and to discuss its use in clinical practice"--home page.

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"Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health, Board on Health Sciences Policy."

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Tumor-based screening for Lynch Syndrome -- Pharmacogenomic testing to guide warfarin dosing -- Genomic profiling -- Closing remarks.

"Knowing one's genetic disposition to a variety of diseases, including common chronic diseases, can benefit both the individual and society at large. The IOM's Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health held a workshop on March 22, 2010, to bring together diverse perspectives on the value of genetic testing, and to discuss its use in clinical practice"--home page.

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