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From Focus:
Genetic Road Map Drawn for Tracing Route to Common Diseases
Crucial clues to health and disease may lie in small, common genetic variations
among people. These make family history one of the strongest risk factors for
disease. DNA is inherited in mostly unchanging blocks called haplotypes, flanked
by hotspots of genetic recombination. Now the first rough guide to common haplotype
variations is reported by David Altshuler and colleagues, including (left to
right) Steven Schaffner, Pardis Sabeti and Paul de Bakker, in a resource called
the
HapMap. Researchers believe the map will speed discovery of genetic differences
that
predispose people
to particular diseases.
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Health Publications Celebrates 30th Birthday
The Medical School’s publishing division, Harvard Health Publications,
celebrates its 30th anniversary on Nov. 15, marking three decades of engaging
the public on important health issues. Its first publication, The Harvard
Medical School Health Letter, first appeared in November 1975.
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Hospitals Bring Hope After South Asian Quake
Joseph Ladapo reports on a surgeon who flew from California to Pakistan to aid
earthquake victims. The destruction and rugged terrain of the Himalayan region
delayed care for many of those who were gravely injured.
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