Abstract
Through the NetSci High program, an outreach program organized by network scientists to teach and give research oppurtunities to high school students relating to the field of network science, this research was started. As the field of medicine grows and more and more new diseases are discovered that are quite similar to each other, the number of misdiagnoses of these similar diseases can increase. As a result, it is necessary to look for a way to minimize the risks of misdiagnosing certain genetic diseases. By making physicians aware of pairs of similar and almost indistinguishable diseases, the number of misdiagnoses may decrease. Although many of these almost indistinguishable diseases could have very similar treatments, many may not. Therefore, it is crucial that physicians make accurate diagnoses because there is always a life at stake.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ISEC 2015 - 5th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 153-155 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479918294 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Jun 8 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 5th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference, ISEC 2015 - Princeton, United States Duration: 2015 Mar 7 → … |
Other
Other | 5th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference, ISEC 2015 |
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Country | United States |
City | Princeton |
Period | 15/3/7 → … |
Keywords
- diagnoses and misdiagnoses
- disease-gene network
- disease-symptom network
- genetic diseases
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education