title: Medical genetics. A 40-year perspective on the evolution of a medical specialty from a basic science.
authors.affiliation: Center for Medical Genetics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: McKusick
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000235:genetics; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000639:trends; D015894:Genome, Human; D016045:Human Genome Project; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics