DNA-Based Population Screening: Potential Suitability and Important Knowledge Gaps

DNA-Based Population Screening: Potential Suitability and Important Knowledge Gaps

This Viewpoint describes principles of DNA-based population screening and knowledge gaps that must be addressed before increased use of DNA screening to identify persons with monogenic risk can be implemented in population screening programs.

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Veröffentlicht in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2020-01, Vol.323 (4), p.307-308
Hauptverfasser: Murray, Michael F, Evans, James P, Khoury, Muin J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Genetic screening
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Zusammenfassung:This Viewpoint describes principles of DNA-based population screening and knowledge gaps that must be addressed before increased use of DNA screening to identify persons with monogenic risk can be implemented in population screening programs.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2019.18640