| Genomics and world health： hopes and realities |
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| 作者姓名： | Weatherall D |
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| 作者单位： | Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK |
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| 基金项目： | Keynote speech in the First Hangzhou International Symposium on the Medical and Laboratory Applications of Medical Genetics and Genomics held in Hangzhou, China, 2005 |
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| 摘 要： | The completion of the human genome project was accompanied by quite remarkable claims about the benefits for health that would follow this out-standing scientific endeavour.In this short article,I shall try to put some of these claims into perspective.Currently,the poorer countries of the world are still suffering from the effects of malnutrition,ineffective healthcare systems,and the scourges of tuberculosis,malaria,and HIV/AIDS.The richer countries are attempting to deal with the costs of…
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| 关 键 词： | 基因药物 遗传性疾病 人类基因组计划 世界健康状况 |
| 收稿时间： | 2005-11-22 |
| 修稿时间： | 2005-12-26 |
Genomics and world health: Hopes and realities |
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| Weatherall D.Genomics and world health: Hopes and realities[J].Journal of Zhejiang University Science,2006,7(2):161-161. |
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| Authors: | David Weatherall |
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| Institution: | (1) Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK |
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| Abstract: | Due to lack of appreciation of the complexities of the interactions between nature and nurture, claims for the rapid improvements in medical care following the human genome project have been exaggerated. Although some progress has been made in certain fields, the full scope of genomic medicine may not be realised for many years. |
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| Keywords: | Genomics Global health Genetic disease |
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