{"title":"The anatomy of the human genome.","authors":"V A McKusick","doi":"10.1080/21548331.1981.11946756","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although perhaps only 1% of the human genome has been mapped, the clinical yield is already quite impressive. This yield includes the ability to palliate some genetic diseases pharmacologically or by environmental manipulation. We can also derive critical information on which to base decisions on termination of pregnancy. Antenatal repair of a flawed genome may well lie in the near future.</p>","PeriodicalId":79221,"journal":{"name":"Hospital practice (Hospital ed.)","volume":"16 4","pages":"82-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1981-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/21548331.1981.11946756","citationCount":"47","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Hospital practice (Hospital ed.)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21548331.1981.11946756","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Although perhaps only 1% of the human genome has been mapped, the clinical yield is already quite impressive. This yield includes the ability to palliate some genetic diseases pharmacologically or by environmental manipulation. We can also derive critical information on which to base decisions on termination of pregnancy. Antenatal repair of a flawed genome may well lie in the near future.