title: Inspirations in medical genetics.
abstract: There are abundant instances in the history of genetics and medical genetics to illustrate how curiosity, charisma of mentors, nature, art, the saving of lives and many other matters have inspired great discoveries. These achievements from deciphering genetic concepts to characterizing genetic disorders have been crucial for management of the patients. There remains, however, a long pathway ahead.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Schlieren-Zurich, Switzerland asadollahi@medgen.uzh.ch.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Asadollahi
mesh_terms: D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000266:history*; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans
keywords: genetics; inspiration; medical genetics