8th International Congress of Human Genetics, Washington, DCOctober 6-11, 1991.

该项目由美国人类遗传学学会提交，为将于1991年10月6日至11日在华盛顿特区举行的第八届国际人类遗传学大会的科学计划提供部分支持。这些大会自1956年以来每五年召开一次，为向这个快速发展的领域的国际学者介绍人类遗传学的基础研究成果提供了一个极好的论坛。大会的主要目的是通过即将发生的信息交流来加强人类遗传学的知识体系。本次大会恰逢最有利的时机，基础分子遗传学的重要进展正被纳入人类遗传学的实践。利用重组DNA、DNA和染色体介导的基因转移、流式细胞术、聚合酶链反应和同源重组等强大的分析技术所产生的明显潜力表明，这是一个特别合适的时机来举行这样的国际会议。应当指出，目前在人类遗传学方面存在的广泛的国际合作将继续发展，这是为了最经济和有效地利用有限的科学资源而在不同领域补充专门知识所决定的。

This project submitted by the American Society of Human Genetics, provides partial support for the scientific program of the 8th International Congress of Human Genetics to be held in Washington, DC, October 6-11, 1991. These Congresses, convened every five years since 1956, provide an excellent forum for the presentation of fundamental research results in human genetics to the international community of scholars in this rapidly advancing field. The primary purpose of the Congress is to enhance the body of knowledge in human genetics through the exchange of information that will take place. This Congress comes at a most propitious time when important advances in basic molecular genetics are being incorporated into the practice of human genetics. The obvious potential generated by such powerful analytical techniques as those employing recombinant DNA, DNA- and chromosome-mediated gene transfer, flow cytometry, polymerase chain reaction, and homologous recombination indicate this to be a particularly opportune time for such as international meeting. It should be noted that the extensive international collaboration in human genetics which presently exists will continue to develop as dictated by complementary expertise in different areas for the most economical and efficient use of limited scientific resources.