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. 2019 Jul;19(4):269-272.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-4-269.

Genomics: the power, potential and pitfalls of the new technologies and how they are transforming healthcare

Katherine S Josephs  1 , Alison Berner  2 , Angela George  3 , Richard H Scott  4 ; Health Education England's Genomic Education Programme; Helen V Firth  5 , Katrina Tatton-Brown  6
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Genomics: the power, potential and pitfalls of the new technologies and how they are transforming healthcare

Katherine S Josephs et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2019 Jul.

Abstract

Powerful new genomic technologies are transforming healthcare. The faster, cheaper generation of genomic data is driving the integration of genomics into all healthcare specialties. Within the next decade, healthcare professionals will be using genomic data to diagnose and manage their patients.However, despite these exciting advances, few clinicians are aware of or prepared for this genomics-based future. Through five patient-focused scenarios with accompanying interviews, this article showcases new genomic technologies while highlighting the inherent challenges associated with complex genomic data.

Keywords: Genomics; continuing medical education; next generation sequencing; personalised medicine; variant.

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