Translational research is a key to nongeneticist physicians’ genomics education

W. Gregory Feero MD, PhD,
Teri A. Manolio MD, PhD
& Muin J. Khoury MD, PhD

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Genetics in Medicine

(2014)

doi:10.1038/gim.2014.67

Received: 31 March 2014
Accepted: 06 May 2014
Published online: 29 May 2014

Several recent publications detailing the clinical application of next-generation sequencing technologies mark a milestone in the journey from base pairs to the bedside.^1,2 A technology assessment by a major insurer lends credence to the idea that the clinical use of sequencing technologies is no longer viewed as a research endeavor.³…