[Genetic medicine in the university hospital].
The importance of genetic medicine is growing along with the development of genome science. Especially for hereditary cancer syndromes, genetic counseling and genetic tests are becoming an essential part of the medical service for those diseases. However, in Japan, there is a shortage of clinical geneticists who are familiar with hereditary tumor syndromes. There are also many other problems such as the cost of genetic tests that should be solved.
Sakurai
Akihiro
A
Division of Molecular and Clinical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.
Fukushima
Yoshimitsu
Y
D005544:Forecasting; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005820:Genetic Testing; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009386:Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*