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Genomic testing is being incorporated into almost all areas of medicine. There is evidence, however, that many physicians do not understand single-gene testing, let alone genomic analysis. Pathologists, given their background in molecular diagnostics and experience directing clinical laboratories, must play a major role in translating genomic technology to patient care. This chapter reviews the significant progress that the pathology community has made in genomic medicine training.

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This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (1R25CA168544-01).

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    George Jabboure Netto

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Haspel, R.L. (2015). Genomic Pathology: Training for New Technology. In: Netto, G., Schrijver, I. (eds) Genomic Applications in Pathology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0727-4_7

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