title: Putting science over supposition in the arena of personalized genomics.
abstract: Colleen McBride and colleagues argue that progress on a multifaceted research agenda is necessary to reap the full benefits and avoid the potential pitfalls of the emerging area of personalized genomics. They also outline one element of this agenda, the Multiplex Initiative, which has been underway since 2006.
authors.affiliation: Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. cmcbride@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Colleen M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.forename: Sharon Hensley
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Alford
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: Eric B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: Andreas D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Baxevanis
authors.forename: Lawrence C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Brody
mesh_terms: D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005821:Genetic Techniques / Q000639:trends; D023281:Genomics; D016045:Human Genome Project; D006801:Humans; D012109:Research Support as Topic