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Inside the world of genetic medicine

December 9, 2009

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Genetic medicine started as a subspecialty of pediatrics to identify and treat an inherited disease. As genomic science expands, and more rare diseases are discovered and understood, it has been brought to the forefront of preventive care.

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  • Robert Marion, MD: Professor of pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is director of clinical genetics at both the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and the Blythedale Children's Hospital in NY. His latest book is "Genetic Rounds."

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