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Commentary A new strategic phase for genomic medicine in UK health services Hilary Burton, Caroline F Wright and Ron Zimmern Address: PHG Foundation, 2 Worts Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK. Correspondence: Hilary Burton. Email: hilary.burton@ The paradox of translational research With respect to translation of genomic information into the clinic, the report repeats the customary, but in our view Abstract In June 2009, the Science and Technology Committee of the UK House of Lords published a report on genomic medicine, based on expert evidence collected over an 18-month period.