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EDITORIAL
Clinical Genomics Today
Erica Tsang, Connor Forbes
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FEATURE
The UBC Medical Curriculum and the Genomic Revolution
Jan M. Friedman
Integrating Genomics into Clinical Practice
Linlea Armstrong
ACADEMICS
Barriers to Safer Injection Practices Faced by People Who Use Intravenous Drugs, in
Vancouver and Abbotsford, B.C.
Shannon Grant, Tracy Tan, Alexis Crabtree, Gareth Mercer, Robert Horan, Jane A. Buxton
REVIEWS
Fever of Unknown Origin: A Clinical Approach
Fergus To
CASE AND ELECTIVE REPORTS
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Adults: Two Instructive Cases
Christopher Cheung, Daniel Owen, Harry Brar, David D. Sweet, Eric Yoshida, Bakul Dalal, Luke Chen
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GLOBAL HEALTH
A Guide for Navigating India for Future Global Health Teams
Jesse Ory
Why Med Students Should be Heated Up About Climate Change
Michael A. Benusic
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COMMENTARIES
Evidence Based Clinical Diagnosis: A Multimedia Summer Project
Justine Spencer, Sarah Campos, Andrew Jeffery, Katelyn Sorenson, Brian Buchan
Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis – A New Era
Shifana Lalani, William Lau
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NEWS AND LETTERS
The Hurdled Race Toward Personalized Medicine: The Study of Pharmacogenomics
– An Interview with Dr. Stan Bardal
Khatereh Aminoltejari
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Profile of 23andMe
Kiran Dhillon
Low Carb Diets – Sometimes Just as Sweet as They Sound
Michael A. Benusic
Case-Based Teaching in Undergraduate Medical Education and the Perception of
Prejudice
Eric M. Yoshida
Talking Cancer Genomics, Treatment, and Research with Dr. Torsten Nielsen
Maurice Agha
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UBCMJ | FEBRUARY 2013 4(2) | www.ubcmj.com
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