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This is a high level paper which examines the Human Genome Project and it's implications for pathophysiology. The paper examines the project goals and outcomes over the 13 years of the program, in addition to a central focus on the implications for pathophysiology, ranging from medical testing for high risk parents to early diagnosis and intervention for genetic abnormalities or predispositions.

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"The Human Genome Project was a huge undertaking with results of the growing medical technological era enabling genetic study or advances in medical science requiring medical technology to keep pace. Genetic study and research offers tremendous promise for various pathologies. This paper will explore a brief review of the program and follow with a high level discussion of the various implications the program holds for the field of pathology. Conducted by the US Department of Energy and the National Institute of Health (NIH), The Human Genome Project was a major long term project which began in 1990 and concluded in 2003 ("About the Human," 2005)."

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