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Recent development of genomics-related
public health in China 31
New prospects—when modern technologies
meet traditional skills 35
Traditional chinese medicine and new concepts of
predictive, preventive and personalized medicine in
diagnosis and treatment of suboptimal health 40
Conclusions and outlook 43
References 44
CHAPTER 4 Leveraging International Collaborations to Advance
Genomic Medicine in Colombia 49
Alicia Maria Cock-Rada, Carlos Andres Ossa Gomez
Introduction 49
Colombian population 50
Health care system in Colombia 55
Clinical genetics and genetic counseling in Colombia 58
Genetics laws and regulations in Colombia 58
Molecular/genetic diagnostic laboratories 60
Oncogenetics unit in the Instituto de Cancerología
Las Américas 61
International collaborations to advance medical
genomics in Colombia 62
Conclusion 66
References 66
CHAPTER 5 Screening for Hereditary Cancer in Latin America 71
Karin Alvarez, Carolina Alvarez, Mev Domínguez, Pilar Carvallo
Introduction 71
Hereditary breast cancer 72
Lynch syndrome 81
Familial adenomatous polyposis 86
Conclusion 90
References 92
CHAPTER 6 Implementing Genomics in the Care
of Neuropsychiatric Patients in Latin America 101
Diego A. Forero, Hermes Urriago, Sandra Lopez-Leon,
Yeimy González-Giraldo, Debora M. de Miranda,
Camilo A. Espinosa Jovel
Introduction 101
References 117
CHAPTER 7 Experience in the Development of Genomics
Companies During the Last 20 Years in Argentina 131
Viviana Ada Bernath, Mariana Herrera Piñero
A bit of history 132
The polymerase chain reaction technique 134