Welcome to the Public Health Perspective Series, the National Office of Public Health Genomics's highlights page. Researching the weekly update, NOPHG finds scientific literature that reports on discoveries of genetic variants, related disease outcomes, and the complex social, legal, and ethical issues surrounding genetic discoveries. A Public Health Perspective focuses on a single topic and provides you with information relevant to public health practice.
This Public Health Perspective examines the topic of Will Genetics Revolutionize Medicine?: A Public Health Perspective. |
We are currently exploring the question posed by Holtzman and Marteau in the July 2000 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, "Will Genetics Revolutionize Medicine?" (December 2000)
" Yes, but careful planning and additional research are needed before we will see a new era in medicine. Only after researchers complete clinical and epidemiologic studies on thousands of genes and interacting factors, will we have the types of data needed to translate gene discoveries into medical practice in the 21 st century."
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The Public Health Perspective |
- Genetics and hype
Comments from the UK Public Health Genetics Unit
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Journal Articles, Editorials and News Articles |
- Medical and Societal Consequences of the Human Genome Project
Collins, FS
N Engl J Med 1999 Jul 1; 341(1)
- Relating Genomic Research to Patient Care
M. J. Friedrich
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