Timeline: Raising the profile of genetics in primary care.
Primary care practitioners recognize that genetics is relevant to their daily practice, for example, for detecting and managing the risk of multifactorial disorders and genetic reproductive risks, and, in future, for targeted drug therapy. However, they lack confidence in their ability to apply genetic approaches. In fact, genetics is already ingrained in current practice, and the development of appropriate guidelines and web-based information resources will help practitioners to make personalized genetic risk assessment a part of holistic, patient-oriented primary health care.
Qureshi
Nadeem
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Division of Primary Care, School of Community Health Sciences, Medical School, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom. nadeem.qureshi@nottingham.ac.uk
Modell
Bernadette
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Modell
Michael
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