摘要
Since the sequencing of the human genome was announced in 2001, researchers have an increased ability to discern the genetic basis for diseases. This reference genome has opened the door to translational medicine which may be defined as the use of data acquisition and analysis to improve medical care, including prognostics, diagnostics, preventive intervention, therapeutic selection, and individualized treatment based on the complex interaction between inherited and acquired elements of human variation. It is an approach that will build on the comprehensive nature of the genome sciences. It aims at detecting and understanding of all genetic variations of the human genome that contribute to the manifestation and progression of disease.It is clear that what is really new in genomic medicine is the application of genomic technology on a large scale to virtually every problem of medicine. Genomic medicine goes well beyond the traditional boundaries of genetics in medicine. As a clinical paradigm, translational medicine provided global, comprehensive, and multidimensional treatment and management strategies based on the science emerging from the study of genomics and genetics of human diseases. Translational medicine will have a transformative role in healthcare, whose emphasis can be anticipated to dramatically shift from disease treatment to health maintenance.
Since the sequencing of the human genome was announced in 2001, researchers have an increased ability to discern the genetic basis for diseases. This reference genome has opened the door to translational medicine which may be defined as the use of data acquisition and analysis to improve medical care, including prognostics, diagnos- tics, preventive intervention, therapeutic selection, and individualized treatment based on the complex interaction between inherited and acquired elements of human variation. It is an approach that will build on the comprehensive nature of the genome sciences. It aims at detecting and understanding of all genetic variations of the human genome that contribute to the manifestation and progression of disease.
出处
《北京大学学报(医学版)》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2009年第4期381-382,共2页
Journal of Peking University:Health Sciences
关键词
转化医学
临床医学
研究
Translational medicine
Clinical medicine
Research