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Research Article

Physician Perception of the Importance of Medical Genetics and Genomics in Medical Education and Clinical Practice

Emilie Logan FrenchORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7993-3596View further author information
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Leena Kadera Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USAView further author information
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Erin E. Youngb Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2272-3608View further author information
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Joseph D. Fontesc Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2143920 | Received 08 Aug 2022, Accepted 01 Nov 2022, Published online: 08 Nov 2022

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