Genomics and public health: China’s perspective
Abstract
The recent advancements and emerging technologies that enable high-throughput genetic and “omics” research have provided an unprecedented opportunity to conquer human diseases, including maternal and child health ailments. As the world has started to pay attention to these developments, China—with a diverse population of over 1.3 billion people and an unprecedentedly huge investment in genome science and public health genomics-related programs and services—can make a substantial contribution to humanity by showing other developing countries a way forward. In addition to its efforts in setting up nationwide services including prenatal and newborn screening and other genetic tests, national genomics policies are being implemented to address a range of genetic issues and the infrastructure of public health genomics. Furthermore, a better understanding of traditional Chinese medicine from a genomic perspective may provide a unique chance for its applications in modern techniques in both research and clinical applications.
RAS ID
27136
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
2018
Location of the Work
United Kingdom
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
Copyright
subscription content
Publisher
Academic Press
Recommended Citation
Wang, W. (2018). Genomics and public health: China’s perspective. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-811531-2.00004-7
Comments
Wang, W. (2018). Genomics and Public Health: China’s Perspective. In Genomic Medicine in Emerging Economies (pp. 27-48). Available here