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A call to reform the taxonomy of human disease

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A coordinated effort to incorporate advances in the understanding of the molecular and genomic variations in common diseases, such as hypertension, into their diagnosis and treatment could transform drug development and medicine.

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Kola, I., Bell, J. A call to reform the taxonomy of human disease. Nat Rev Drug Discov 10, 641–642 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd3534

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