Pursuing Public Health Benefit Within National Genomic Initiatives: Learning From Different Policies.

Population-based genomic research is expected to deliver substantial public health benefits. Yet, universal tools to measure public health benefit and clarity in roles and responsibilities of collaborating stakeholders are lacking.

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• 1 National genomics initiatives are widespread, with large-scale collection and research of human genomic data.
• 2 To date, little is known about the actual public health benefit that is yielded from such initiatives.
• 3 In this study, we explore how public health benefit is being pursued in a selection of national genomics initiatives.

Understanding this could lead to better treatments, improved diagnostics, or a deeper grasp of how the human body works — benefiting patient care globally.

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