The Role of Systems Biology in Predictive Health and Personalized Medi- cine
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Increasing health care costs mandate a shift in our thinking about health and disease from treatment to prevention. Effective prevention requires that we improve our abilities to predict and personalize health and disease risks. The article proposes that systems biology will play an essential role in personalized health assessments.
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