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Integrating Large-Scale Genomic Information into Clinical Practice Workshop Summary (2012) / Chapter Skim
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... Genetic tests are already used to assess the risk of breast and ovarian cancers, to diagnose recessive diseases such as cystic fibrosis, to determine drug dosages based on individual patient metabolism, and to identify therapeutic options for treating lung and breast tumors, melanoma, and leukemia. Recent studies have also demonstrated the usefulness of genomics for diagnosing disease and guiding treatment in the clinic.
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... Complicating all of this is the fact that most patients and health care providers have not yet realized just how broad an effect genomic discoveries are likely to have on treatment course and health. With these issues in mind and considering the potential impact that genomic information can have on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, the Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health hosted a workshop on July 19, 2011, to highlight and identify the challenges and opportunities in integrating large-scale genomic information into clinical practice.
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... This is already happening." The planning committee for the workshop decided early in its discussions that a single workshop would be insufficient to adequately address every issue, challenge, or opportunity related to clinical genomic medicine. Therefore, to begin a discussion about the use of genomic data in the clinic, the workshop committee decided to focus on several key topics, including the analysis, interpretation, and delivery of genomic information to health care providers plus workforce, ethical, and legal issues.
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  • genome sequencing
  • clinical setting

  • current health
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  • curated databases
  • recessive diseases
  • definitive diagnoses

  • bowel disease
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  • patient metabolism
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