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First published August 6, 2004 as JAMIA PrePrint; doi:10.1197/jamia.M1549
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 2004;11(6):439-447
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Submitted on February 3, 2004
Accepted on June 30, 2004

Design of Genetics Home Reference: a New NLM Consumer Health Resource

Joyce A. Mitchell PhD1*, Jane Fun2, and Alexa T. McCray PhD2

Affiliation of the authors: 1 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; 2 National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.

We have developed the Genetics Home Reference, a consumer resource that addresses the health implications of the Human Genome Project. The research results made possible by the Human Genome Project are increasingly being made available in scientific databases on the Internet, but, because of the often highly technical nature of these databases, they are not readily accessible to the lay public. Our goal is to provide a bridge between the clinical questions of the public and the richness of the data emanating from the Human Genome Project. The Genetics Home Reference currently focuses on single gene or polygenic conditions that are also topics on MEDLINEplus, the National Library of Medicine's primary consumer health site. As knowledge of genetics expands, the interrelationships between genes and diseases will continue to unfold, and the site will reflect these developments.






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