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Genes, the environment and personalized medicine
Author(s) -
Carlsten Chris,
Brauer Michael,
Brinkman Fiona,
Brook Jeffrey,
Daley Denise,
McNagny Kelly,
Pui Mandy,
Royce Diana,
Takaro Tim,
Denburg Judah
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.15252/embr.201438480
Subject(s) - excellence , library science , population , columbia university , history , medicine , sociology , media studies , political science , law , demography , computer science
In their enthusiasm to implement genomics‐based personalized medicine, researchers, clinicians and policymakers have missed two crucial considerations: environmental factors and epigenetics. Both of these must be crucial components of future research into tailored health solutions for individuals.