Medical genetic services in Latin America

Report of a meeting of experts

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ID14965069
AuthorsVíctor B Penchaszadeh (0000-0003-4039-6663, corresponding author), Bernardo Beiguelman
Year1998
Volume3
Issue6
Pages409-20
Publication date1998-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1020-49891998000600013
PMID9734220
OpenAlexW2078878664
SciELOS1020-49891998000600013
LanguageEN
Citations received8

During the Ninth International Congress of Human Genetics which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 16 to 18 August 1996, a group of experts under the coordination of the authors discussed at length the state of medical genetics in Latin America. The facts and ideas presented at the meeting, which was sponsored by the Human Genetics Program of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Maternal and Child Health Program of the Pan American Health Organization, are examined in this document under three broad headings. The first verses on the history and current status of medical genetics in selected Latin American countries. This is followed by a discussion of the general features of medical genetics in the Region and by a final section of recommendations for promoting medical genetics in Latin America

Biology · Human genetics · Latin Americans · Library science · Medical genetics · Ninth · Political science · BRCA gene mutations in cancer · Law · Medicine · Genetics

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