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ReviewPLoS genetics2015

Closing the gap between knowledge and clinical application: challenges for genomic translation.

Wylie Burke, Diane M Korngiebel

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Review in PLoS genetics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Pharmacists' Knowledge, and Insights in Implementing Pharmacogenomics in Saudi Arabia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  12. Qualitative study of system-level factors related to genomic implementation.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2019
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  13. A logic model for precision medicine implementation informed by stakeholder views and implementation science.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2019
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  15. Assessing risk for Mendelian disorders in a Bronx population.Molecular genetics & genomic medicine · 2017
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  19. Patient safety in genomic medicine: an exploratory study.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Wylie BurkeDepartment of Bioethics and Humanities, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
Diane M KorngiebelDepartment of Bioinformatics and Medical Education, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.

Funding

Clinical sequencing in cancer: Clinical ethical and technological studiesU01HG006507 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI JARVIK, GAIL PAIRITZ · 2012 to 2016
$10.6M
Genomic Health Care and the Medically UnderservedP50HG003374 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI BURKE, WYLIE G. · 2004 to 2014
$9.8M
Ethically responsible clinical decision support for Lynch Syndrome screeningK01HG008180 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI KORNGIEBEL, DIANE M · 2014 to 2018
$611k
NHGRI NIH HHS K01 HG008180NHGRI NIH HHS P50 HG003374NHGRI NIH HHS U01 HG006507NHGRI NIH HHS U01HG006507
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite early predictions and rapid progress in research, the introduction of personal genomics into clinical practice has been slow. Several factors contribute to this translational gap between knowledge and clinical application. The evidence available to support genetic test use is often limited, and implementation of new testing programs can be challenging. In addition, the heterogeneity of genomic risk information points to the need for strategies to select and deliver the information most appropriate for particular clinical needs. Accomplishing these tasks also requires recognition that some expectations for personal genomics are unrealistic, notably expectations concerning the clinical utility of genomic risk assessment for common complex diseases. Efforts are needed to improve the body of evidence addressing clinical outcomes for genomics, apply implementation science to personal genomics, and develop realistic goals for genomic risk assessment. In addition, translational research should emphasize the broader benefits of genomic knowledge, including applications of genomic research that provide clinical benefit outside the context of personal genomic risk.

Indexed as

GenomicsPrecision MedicineTranslational Research, BiomedicalEarly Detection of CancerGenetic TestingGenome, HumanHumansNeoplasms

Identifiers

PMID25719903
PMCPMC4342348

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