Incidental variants are critical for genomics

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 648-651

  Biesecker, Leslie G ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME 17P; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EXOME; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HEREDITARY NERVE AND PRESSURE PALSY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NERVE PARALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; VALIDITY;

EID: 84877292144     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: 15376605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.04.001     Document Type: Note

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