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Clinical diagnostics in human genetics with semantic similarity searches in ontologies.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 2009
Köhler Sebastian, Schulz Marcel H, Krawitz Peter, Bauer Sebastian, Dölken Sandra, Ott Claus E, Mundlos Christine, Horn Denise, Mundlos Stefan, Robinson Peter N
Abstract excerpt
The differential diagnostic process attempts to identify candidate diseases that best explain a set of clinical features. This process can be complicated by the fact that the features can have varying degrees of specificity, as well as by the presence of features unrelated to the disease itself. Depending on the experience of the physician and the availability of laboratory tests, clinical abnormalities may be...
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