Organizational challenges in clinical genomic research

Jill S Altshuler1, David Altshuler

  • 1AltshulerGray LLC, 61 Dean Road, Brookline, Massachusetts 02445, USA. jill@altshulergray.com

Nature
|May 28, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Clinical genomic investigation uses genome sequence data to explore patient biomolecules. This requires navigating technology, analyzing data, and integrating multidisciplinary teams for academic biomedical research.

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