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Predictive medicine
Introduction
The goal of predictive medicine is to identify biological markers in order to enrole individuals at high risk for developing a disease in special early detection trials. Different approaches exist to develop predictive medicine, such as genomics, proteomics, and cytomics.
References
References
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- Weber TB., Instrumentation and prospects for predictive medicine, Biomed Sci Instrum. 1967;3:55-61.
- Valet GK, Tarnok A., Cytomics in predictive medicine, Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2003 May;53(1):1-3.
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