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. 2020 Apr-Jun;39(2):183-191.
doi: 10.1080/02763869.2020.1726152.

MedGen: NCBI's Portal to Information on Medical Conditions with a Genetic Component

Diana Nelson Louden  1
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MedGen: NCBI's Portal to Information on Medical Conditions with a Genetic Component

Diana Nelson Louden. Med Ref Serv Q. 2020 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

MedGen serves as a portal to information on genetic aspects of human health and disease. Created and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), it aggregates clinically-relevant content from both NCBI and non-NCBI databases. MedGen summaries and curated links are designed to be particularly useful to health care professionals considering genetic aspects of patient care.

Keywords: Genetics; MedGen; NCBI; genomic medicine; health care; online database.

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