On track? Using the Human Genome Epidemiology Roadmap.
This paper considers the potential value of genomic information, comments on the nature of evidence about this potential value, particularly on genetic association studies, points out the need for a roadmap, outlines steps in a roadmap that was developed within the Human Genome Epidemiology Network (HuGENet), discusses progress with these steps, and comments on future directions.
Little
Julian
J
Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., Canada. jlittle@uottawa.ca
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D035843:Biomedical Research; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D015894:Genome, Human; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study / Q000379:methods*; D023281:Genomics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011634:Public Health; D012107:Research Design