Publication: Success stories in genomic medicine from resource-limited countries
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2015-01-01
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14797364
14739542
14739542
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Mahidol University
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Human Genomics. Vol.9, No.1 (2015)
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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 Success stories in genomic medicine from resource-limited countries. Human Genomics. Vol.9, No.1 (2015). doi:10.1186/s40246-015-0033-3 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/35653
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Success stories in genomic medicine from resource-limited countries
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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
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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
Abstract
© 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.