The completion of the Human Genome Project will provide much needed insight into the molecular basis of monogenic or complex cardiac disorders. But what are the prospects for using genomic information in diagnosis and treatment of cardiac diseases?
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Komajda, M., Charron, P. The heart of genomics. Nat Med 7, 287–288 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/85420
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