Putting science over supposition in the arena of personalized genomics.
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.
McBride
Colleen M
CM
Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. cmcbride@mail.nih.gov
Alford
Sharon Hensley
SH
Reid
Robert J
RJ
Larson
Eric B
EB
Baxevanis
Andreas D
AD
Brody
Lawrence C
LC
D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005821:Genetic Techniques / Q000639:trends; D023281:Genomics; D016045:Human Genome Project; D006801:Humans; D012109:Research Support as Topic