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    Genomic Medicine in Developing Countries and Resource-Limited Environments
    (2016-11-25) T. Katsila; K. Mitropoulos; Z. Mohamed; D. A. Forero; P. Laissue; A. Wonkam; C. Lopez-Correa; W. Chantratita; A. Llerena; B. R. Ali; George P. Patrinos; University of Patras School of Health Sciences; The Golden Helix Foundation; University of Malaya; Universidad Antonio Nariño; Universidad del Rosario; University of Cape Town; Genome Quebec; Mahidol University; Universidad de Extremadura; United Arab Emirates University; Erasmus University Medical Center
    © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Even though the translation of genomic discoveries into clinic and public health has gained momentum, major discrepancies still occur between developed and developing/resource-limited countries. Genomic medicine is implemented at a different pace not only due to limited resources but also because of the slow pace toward the adoption of new findings. The potential of genomic medicine to rationalize medical diagnosis and treatment has been poorly understood. In this chapter, we discuss examples from the successful implementation of genomic medicine in developing countries. We feel that these examples can serve as model cases toward the implementation of genomic medicine in resource-limited environments.
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    Success stories in genomic medicine from resource-limited countries
    (2015-01-01) Konstantinos Mitropoulos; Hayat Al Jaibeji; Diego A. Forero; Paul Laissue; Ambroise Wonkam; Catalina Lopez-Correa; Zahurin Mohamed; Wasun Chantratita; Ming Ta Michael Lee; Adrian Llerena; Angela Brand; Bassam R. Ali; George P. Patrinos; The Golden Helix Foundation; Maastricht University; College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University; Universidad Antonio Nariño; Universidad del Rosario; University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences; Genome Quebec; University of Malaya; Mahidol University; Riken; Academia Sinica, Institute of Biomedical Sciences; Universidad de Extremadura; Panepistimion Patron
    © 2015 Mitropoulos et al. In recent years, the translation of genomic discoveries into mainstream medical practice and public health has gained momentum, facilitated by the advent of new technologies. However, there are often major discrepancies in the pace of implementation of genomic medicine between developed and developing/resource-limited countries. The main reason does not only lie in the limitation of resources but also in the slow pace of adoption of the new findings and the poor understanding of the potential that this new discipline offers to rationalize medical diagnosis and treatment. Here, we present and critically discuss examples from the successful implementation of genomic medicine in resource-limited countries, focusing on pharmacogenomics, genome informatics, and public health genomics, emphasizing in the latter case genomic education, stakeholder analysis, and economics in pharmacogenomics. These examples can be considered as model cases and be readily replicated for the wide implementation of pharmacogenomics and genomic medicine in other resource-limited environments.