Genomics and the Prevention and Control of Common Chronic Diseases: Emerging Priorities for Public Health Action

The completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 continues to raise expectations on near-term applications of human genome discoveries in personalized disease prevention, especially in the area of common chronic diseases (1,2). In fact, almost daily we are confronted with stories of scientific dis...

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Main Authors: George A. Mensah, MD, Muin J. Khoury, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-03-01
Series:Preventing Chronic Disease
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Online Access:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/apr/05_0011.htm