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Genetics brings promise of personalized medicine to a variety of specialties
Published in Genomics and Genetics Weekly, April 4th, 2008
A better understanding of genetics can lead to improvements in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of diseases, according to reports published in the March issues of Archives of Dermatology, Archives of Neurology, Archives of Ophthalmology and Archives of Surgery, four of the JAMA/Archives journals. The theme issues on genetics are being published in conjunction with a JAMA theme issue on the same topic.
"This issue showcases a few of the latest advances in clinical genetics of the skin," writes Anthony E. Oro, M.D., Ph.D., of Stanford University School of Medicine, Calif., in an editorial in Archives of Dermatology. "While scientific progress opens...
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