title: Medical genetics.
abstract: A landmark in cancer genetics in 1994 was the isolation of a gene for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility (BRCA1). The Human Genome Project has had a profound effect on our ability to perform early prenatal diagnosis of genetic disease.
authors.affiliation: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Korenberg
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Rimoin
mesh_terms: D005820:Genetic Testing; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D016045:Human Genome Project; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States