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Amit Etkin, MD, PhD
Psychiatrist
Professional Education
- Residency: Stanford University Medical Center (2010) CA
- Medical Education: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (2006) NY
- Board Certification: Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2011)
- Board Certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry (2011)
- MD, Columbia University (2006)
- PhD, Columbia University, Neurobiology (2005)
- MPhil, Columbia University (2003)
- BS, Mass. Institute of Technology (1997)
Honors & Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa, MIT (1997)
- PhD awarded with distinction, Columbia University (2005)
- Clifford Yorke Young Investigator Award, International Neurospsychoanalysis Society (2006)
- Career Development Travel Award, Anxiety Disorders Association of America (2006)
- Travel Award, Society of Biological Psychiatry (2008)
- Resident Psychiatric Research Scholar Award, APIRE/Janssen (2008)
- Outstanding Resident Award, NIMH (2008)
- Resident Research Award, APA/Lilly (2010)
- Travel Award, ACNP (2010)
- Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) R01 Award, NIMH (2010)
- Fellow, Kavli-National Academy of Science "Frontiers of Science" (2011-2013)
- Dana Neuroscience Scholar award, Dana Foundation (2012)
- Chairman's Award for Advancing Science, Stanford University (2014)
Publications
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The neural bases of emotion regulation
Etkin, A., Buechel, C., & Gross, J. J. (2015). The neural bases of emotion regulation. NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE, 16(11), 693-?. -
Identification of a Common Neurobiological Substrate for Mental Illness
Goodkind, M., Eickhoff, S. B., Oathes, D. J., Jiang, Y., Chang, A., & Etkin, A. (2015). Identification of a Common Neurobiological Substrate for Mental Illness. JAMA PSYCHIATRY, 72(4), 305-315. -
Causal interactions between fronto-parietal central executive and default-mode networks in humans
Chen, A. C., Oathes, D. J., Chang, C., Bradley, T., Zhou, Z.-W., & Etkin, A. (2013). Causal interactions between fronto-parietal central executive and default-mode networks in humans. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 110(49), 19944-19949. -
Common Abnormalities and Disorder-Specific Compensation During Implicit Regulation of Emotional Processing in Generalized Anxiety and Major Depressive Disorders
Etkin, A., & Schatzberg, A. F. (2011). Common Abnormalities and Disorder-Specific Compensation During Implicit Regulation of Emotional Processing in Generalized Anxiety and Major Depressive Disorders. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 168(9), 968-978.
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Failure of Anterior Cingulate Activation and Connectivity With the Amygdala During Implicit Regulation of Emotional Processing in Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Etkin, A., Prater, K. E., Hoeft, F., Menon, V., & Schatzberg, A. F. (2010). Failure of Anterior Cingulate Activation and Connectivity With the Amygdala During Implicit Regulation of Emotional Processing in Generalized Anxiety Disorder. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 167(5), 545-554.
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Disrupted Amygdalar Subregion Functional Connectivity and Evidence of a Compensatory Network in Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Etkin, A., Prater, K. E., Schatzberg, A. F., Menon, V., & Greicius, M. D. (2009). Disrupted Amygdalar Subregion Functional Connectivity and Evidence of a Compensatory Network in Generalized Anxiety Disorder. ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY, 66(12), 1361-1372.
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Functional neuroimaging of anxiety: A meta-analysis of emotional processing in PTSD, social anxiety disorder, and specific phobia
Etkin, A., & Wager, T. D. (2007). Functional neuroimaging of anxiety: A meta-analysis of emotional processing in PTSD, social anxiety disorder, and specific phobia. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 164(10), 1476-1488.
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Resolving emotional conflict: A role for the rostral anterior cingulate cortex in modulating activity in the amygdala
Etkin, A., Egner, T., Peraza, D. M., Kandel, E. R., & Hirsch, J. (2006). Resolving emotional conflict: A role for the rostral anterior cingulate cortex in modulating activity in the amygdala. NEURON, 51(6), 871-882.
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Individual differences in trait anxiety predict the response of the basolateral amygdala to unconsciously processed fearful faces
Etkin, A., Klemenhagen, K. C., Dudman, J. T., Rogan, M. T., Hen, R., & Hirsch, J. (2004). Individual differences in trait anxiety predict the response of the basolateral amygdala to unconsciously processed fearful faces. NEURON, 44(6), 1043-1055.
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The effects of age, sex, and hormones on emotional conflict-related brain response during adolescence.
Cservenka, A., Stroup, M. L., Etkin, A., & Nagel, B. J. (2015). The effects of age, sex, and hormones on emotional conflict-related brain response during adolescence. Brain and cognition, 99, 135-150.
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Amygdala Reactivity to Emotional Faces in the Prediction of General and Medication-Specific Responses to Antidepressant Treatment in the Randomized iSPOT-D Trial
Williams, L. M., Korgaonkar, M. S., Song, Y. C., Paton, R., Eagles, S., & Etkin, A. (2015). Amygdala Reactivity to Emotional Faces in the Prediction of General and Medication-Specific Responses to Antidepressant Treatment in the Randomized iSPOT-D Trial. NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 40(10), 2398-2408.
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COGNITION-CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT INTERACTIONS IN THE PREDICTION OF ANTIDEPRESSANT OUTCOMES IN MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER PATIENTS: RESULTS FROM THE iSPOT-D TRIAL
Miller, S., McTeague, L. M., Gyurak, A., Patenaude, B., Williams, L. M., & Etkin, A. (2015). COGNITION-CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT INTERACTIONS IN THE PREDICTION OF ANTIDEPRESSANT OUTCOMES IN MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER PATIENTS: RESULTS FROM THE iSPOT-D TRIAL. DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, 32(8), 594-604.
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ABCB1 Genetic Effects on Antidepressant Outcomes: A Report From the iSPOT-D Trial
Schatzberg, A. F., DeBattista, C., Lazzeroni, L. C., Etkin, A., Murphy, G. M., & Williams, L. M. (2015). ABCB1 Genetic Effects on Antidepressant Outcomes: A Report From the iSPOT-D Trial. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 172(8), 751-759.
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Predicting treatment response in posttraumatic stress disorder.
Etkin, A. (2015). Predicting treatment response in posttraumatic stress disorder. journal of clinical psychiatry, 76(8), e1035-6.
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Does implicit emotion regulation in binge eating disorder matter?
Robinson, A., Safer, D. L., Austin, J. L., & Etkin, A. (2015). Does implicit emotion regulation in binge eating disorder matter?. EATING BEHAVIORS, 18, 186-191.
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Frontal and rostral anterior cingulate (rACC) theta EEG in depression: Implications for treatment outcome?
Arns, M., Etkin, A., Hegerl, U., Williams, L. M., DeBattista, C., & Gordon, E. (2015). Frontal and rostral anterior cingulate (rACC) theta EEG in depression: Implications for treatment outcome?. EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 25(8), 1190-1200.
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Depression Subtypes in Predicting Antidepressant Response: A Report From the iSPOT-D Trial
Arnow, B. A., Blasey, C., Williams, L. M., Palmer, D. M., Rekshan, W., & Rush, A. J. (2015). Depression Subtypes in Predicting Antidepressant Response: A Report From the iSPOT-D Trial. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 172(8), 743-750.
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Optogenetics and the circuit dynamics of psychiatric disease.
Deisseroth, K., Etkin, A., & Malenka, R. C. (2015). Optogenetics and the circuit dynamics of psychiatric disease. JAMA, 313(20), 2019-2020.
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A Cognitive-Emotional Biomarker for Predicting Remission with Antidepressant Medications: A Report from the iSPOT-D Trial
Etkin, A., Patenaude, B., Song, Y. J. C., Usherwood, T., Rekshan, W., & Williams, L. M. (2015). A Cognitive-Emotional Biomarker for Predicting Remission with Antidepressant Medications: A Report from the iSPOT-D Trial. NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 40(6), 1332-1342.
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Cognitive and emotional biomarkers of melancholic depression: An iSPOT-D report
Day, C. V., Gatt, J. M., Etkin, A., DeBattista, C., Schatzberg, A. F., & Williams, L. M. (2015). Cognitive and emotional biomarkers of melancholic depression: An iSPOT-D report. JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 176, 141-150.
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Attitudes Toward Neuroscience Education in Psychiatry: a National Multi-stakeholder Survey
Fung, L. K., Akil, M., Widge, A., Roberts, L. W., & Etkin, A. (2015). Attitudes Toward Neuroscience Education in Psychiatry: a National Multi-stakeholder Survey. ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY, 39(2), 139-146.
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Childhood Trauma Exposure Disrupts the Automatic Regulation of Emotional Processing
Marusak, H. A., Martin, K. R., Etkin, A., & Thomason, M. E. (2015). Childhood Trauma Exposure Disrupts the Automatic Regulation of Emotional Processing. NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 40(5), 1250-1258.
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Impairment and distress patterns distinguishing the melancholic depression subtype: An iSPOT-D report
Day, C. V., Rush, A. J., Harris, A. Wf., Boyce, P. M., Rekshan, W., & Williams, L. M. (2015). Impairment and distress patterns distinguishing the melancholic depression subtype: An iSPOT-D report. JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 174, 493-502.
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Neurobiological Signatures of Anxiety and Depression in Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Oathes, D. J., Patenaude, B., Schatzberg, A. F., & Etkin, A. (2015). Neurobiological Signatures of Anxiety and Depression in Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, 77(4), 385-393.
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The International Study to Predict Optimized Treatment in Depression (iSPOT-D): Outcomes from the acute phase of antidepressant treatment
Saveanu, R., Etkin, A., Duchemin, A.-M., Goldstein-Piekarski, A., Gyurak, A., & Williams, L. M. (2015). The International Study to Predict Optimized Treatment in Depression (iSPOT-D): Outcomes from the acute phase of antidepressant treatment. JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH, 61, 1-12.
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Identifying Predictors, Moderators, and Mediators of Antidepressant Response in Major Depressive Disorder: Neuroimaging Approaches
Phillips, M. L., Chase, H. W., Sheline, Y. I., Etkin, A., Almeida, J. Rc., & Trivedi, M. H. (2015). Identifying Predictors, Moderators, and Mediators of Antidepressant Response in Major Depressive Disorder: Neuroimaging Approaches. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 172(2), 124-138.
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Disrupted insula-based neural circuit organization and conflict interference in trauma-exposed youth.
Marusak, H. A., Etkin, A., & Thomason, M. E. (2015). Disrupted insula-based neural circuit organization and conflict interference in trauma-exposed youth. NeuroImage. Clinical, 8, 516-525.
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Neuroimaging and the future of personalized treatment in psychiatry.
Etkin, A. (2014). Neuroimaging and the future of personalized treatment in psychiatry. Depression and anxiety, 31(11), 899-901.
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Default Mode Network Mechanisms of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Depression
Liston, C., Chen, A. C., Zebley, B. D., Drysdale, A. T., Gordon, R., & Dubin, M. J. (2014). Default Mode Network Mechanisms of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Depression. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, 76(7), 517-526.
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Default mode network mechanisms of transcranial magnetic stimulation in depression.
Liston, C., Chen, A. C., Zebley, B. D., Drysdale, A. T., Gordon, R., & Dubin, M. J. (2014). Default mode network mechanisms of transcranial magnetic stimulation in depression. Biological psychiatry, 76(7), 517-526.
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Connectivity Underlying Emotion Conflict Regulation in Older Adults with 5-HTTLPR Short Allele: A Preliminary Investigation
Waring, J. D., Etkin, A., Hallmayer, J. F., & O'Hara, R. (2014). Connectivity Underlying Emotion Conflict Regulation in Older Adults with 5-HTTLPR Short Allele: A Preliminary Investigation. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, 22(9), 946-950.
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Beyond the DSM: Development of a Transdiagnostic Psychiatric Neuroscience Course
Etkin, A., & Cuthbert, B. (2014). Beyond the DSM: Development of a Transdiagnostic Psychiatric Neuroscience Course. ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY, 38(2), 145-150.
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Attitudes Toward Neuroscience Education Among Psychiatry Residents and Fellows
Fung, L. K., Akil, M., Widge, A., Roberts, L. W., & Etkin, A. (2014). Attitudes Toward Neuroscience Education Among Psychiatry Residents and Fellows. ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY, 38(2), 127-134.
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A neurobiological approach to the cognitive deficits of psychiatric disorders.
Etkin, A., Gyurak, A., & O'Hara, R. (2013). A neurobiological approach to the cognitive deficits of psychiatric disorders. Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 15(4), 419-429.
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Hippocampal Network Connectivity and Activation Differentiates Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder From Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Chen, A. C., & Etkin, A. (2013). Hippocampal Network Connectivity and Activation Differentiates Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder From Generalized Anxiety Disorder. NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 38(10), 1889-1898.
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Brain imaging predictors and the international study to predict optimized treatment for depression: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Grieve, S. M., Korgaonkar, M. S., Etkin, A., Harris, A., Koslow, S. H., & Williams, L. M. (2013). Brain imaging predictors and the international study to predict optimized treatment for depression: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. TRIALS, 14.
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Shaped magnetic field pulses by multi-coil repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) differentially modulate anterior cingulate cortex responses and pain in volunteers and fibromyalgia patients
Tzabazis, A., Aparici, C. M., Rowbotham, M. C., Schneider, M. B., Etkin, A., & Yeomans, D. C. (2013). Shaped magnetic field pulses by multi-coil repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) differentially modulate anterior cingulate cortex responses and pain in volunteers and fibromyalgia patients. MOLECULAR PAIN, 9.
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Using Standardized fMRI Protocols to Identify Patterns of Prefrontal Circuit Dysregulation that are Common and Specific to Cognitive and Emotional Tasks in Major Depressive Disorder: First Wave Results from the iSPOT-D Study
Korgaonkar, M. S., Grieve, S. M., Etkin, A., Koslow, S. H., & Williams, L. M. (2013). Using Standardized fMRI Protocols to Identify Patterns of Prefrontal Circuit Dysregulation that are Common and Specific to Cognitive and Emotional Tasks in Major Depressive Disorder: First Wave Results from the iSPOT-D Study. NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 38(5), 863-871.
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The neural correlates of emotion-based cognitive control in adults with early childhood behavioral inhibition
Jarcho, J. M., Fox, N. A., Pine, D. S., Etkin, A., Leibenluft, E., & Ernst, M. (2013). The neural correlates of emotion-based cognitive control in adults with early childhood behavioral inhibition. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 92(2), 306-314.
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Brain imaging predictors and the international study to predict optimized treatment for depression: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Grieve, S. M., Korgaonkar, M. S., Etkin, A., Harris, A., Koslow, S. H., & Williams, L. M. (2013). Brain imaging predictors and the international study to predict optimized treatment for depression: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 14(1), 224-?.
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Functional Neuroimaging of Major Depressive Disorder: A Meta-Analysis and New Integration of Baseline Activation and Neural Response Data
Hamilton, J. P., Etkin, A., Furman, D. J., Lemus, M. G., Johnson, R. F., & Gotlib, I. H. (2012). Functional Neuroimaging of Major Depressive Disorder: A Meta-Analysis and New Integration of Baseline Activation and Neural Response Data. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 169(7), 693-703.
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NEUROBIOLOGY OF ANXIETY: FROM NEURAL CIRCUITS TO NOVEL SOLUTIONS?
Etkin, A. (2012). NEUROBIOLOGY OF ANXIETY: FROM NEURAL CIRCUITS TO NOVEL SOLUTIONS?. DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, 29(5), 355-358.
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Emotional processing in anterior cingulate and medial prefrontal cortex
Etkin, A., Egner, T., & Kalisch, R. (2011). Emotional processing in anterior cingulate and medial prefrontal cortex. TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES, 15(2), 85-93.
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Explicit and implicit emotion regulation: A dual-process framework
Gyurak, A., Gross, J. J., & Etkin, A. (2011). Explicit and implicit emotion regulation: A dual-process framework. COGNITION & EMOTION, 25(3), 400-412.
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A meta-analysis of instructed fear studies: Implications for conscious appraisal of threat
Mechias, M.-L., Etkin, A., & Kalisch, R. (2010). A meta-analysis of instructed fear studies: Implications for conscious appraisal of threat. NEUROIMAGE, 49(2), 1760-1768.
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Functional neuroanatomy of anxiety: a neural circuit perspective.
Etkin, A. (2010). Functional neuroanatomy of anxiety: a neural circuit perspective. Current topics in behavioral neurosciences, 2, 251-277.
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Dissociable neural systems resolve conflict from emotional versus nonemotional distracters
Egner, T., Etkin, A., Gale, S., & Hirsch, J. (2008). Dissociable neural systems resolve conflict from emotional versus nonemotional distracters. CEREBRAL CORTEX, 18(6), 1475-1484.
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A role in learning for SRF: Deletion in the adult forebrain disrupts LTD and the formation of an immediate memory of a novel context
Etkin, A., ALARCON, J. M., Weisberg, S. P., Touzani, K., Huang, Y. Y., & Kandel, E. R. (2006). A role in learning for SRF: Deletion in the adult forebrain disrupts LTD and the formation of an immediate memory of a novel context. NEURON, 50(1), 127-143.
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Toward a neurobiology of psychotherapy: Basic science and clinical applications
Etkin, A., Phil, M., Pittenger, C., Polan, H. J., & Kandel, E. R. (2005). Toward a neurobiology of psychotherapy: Basic science and clinical applications. JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES, 17(2), 145-158.
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A neuronal isoform of CPEB regulates local protein synthesis and stabilizes synapse-specific long-term facilitation in Aplysia
Si, K., Giustetto, M., Etkin, A., Hsu, R., Janisiewicz, A. M., & Kandel, E. R. (2003). A neuronal isoform of CPEB regulates local protein synthesis and stabilizes synapse-specific long-term facilitation in Aplysia. CELL, 115(7), 893-904.
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Drugs and therapeutics in the age of the genome
Etkin, A. (2000). Drugs and therapeutics in the age of the genome. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 284(21), 2786-2787.
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