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tics; Eric Wieben, Ph.D., of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Ayalew Tefferi, M.D., of the Division of Hematology and Internal Medicine; and David Whiteman, M.D., of the Department of Medical Genetics. Drs. Wieben, Tefferi, Whiteman and Dewald are members of the Mayo Clinic Genomics Education Steering Committee. The committee is a group that is working to introduce Mayo Clinic staff and trainees to medical genomics and educate them about developments as they occur.

In Part II, the Mayo Clinic authors recap selected principles and methods in molecular biology that are relevant to genomics. The intent of the article is to prepare readers for forthcoming articles in Mayo Clinic Proceedings that will have a more direct focus on specific aspects of medical genomics.

"The development of a structural and functional genomic infrastructure will undoubtedly accelerate our understanding of diseases and help refine methods of disease prediction, diagnosis, staging and treatment," the authors write. "Clinicians, clinician investigators and students of medicine must be prepared to participate effectively in the 'new' genomics revolution and tackle the economical and ethical issues that are integral to all aspects of medical genomics."

Another feature of Part II of the primer series is a glossary of 83 terms frequently used in medical genomics.

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Contact: John Murphy
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Mayo Clinic
22-Aug-2002


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