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Medical genomics: Gather and use genetic data in health care

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Research into how genetic variants can guide successful treatments must become part of routine medical practice and records, says Geoffrey Ginsburg.

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  1. Geoffrey Ginsburg is director of genomic medicine at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, USA.,

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Ginsburg, G. Medical genomics: Gather and use genetic data in health care. Nature 508, 451–453 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/508451a

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