The ''American Journal of Human Genetics'' is a monthly

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in the field of

human genetics Human genetics is the study of inheritance as it occurs in Human, human beings. Human genetics encompasses a variety of overlapping fields including: classical genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, biochemical genetics, genomics, populatio ...

. It was established in 1948 by the

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and covers all aspects of

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s, including the application of

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and

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, as well as the related areas of

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and

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2019

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of 10.502. The journal is published by

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an imprint of

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. Bruce R. Korf became the editor-in-chief in the winter of 2017–2018.

Past editors-in-chief

* 1948–1951 — Charles W. Cotterham * 1952–1954 — Herluf H. Strandskov (1898–1984) * 1955— Laurence H. Snyder * 1956–1961 — Arthur G. Steinberg * 1962–1963 — C. Nash Herndon * 1964–1969 — H. Eldon Sutton * 1970–1975 — Arno Motulsky * 1976–1978 — William J. Mellman * 1979–1986 — David E. Comings * 1986–1993 — Charles J. Epstein * 1993–1999 — Peter H. Byers * 1999–2005 — Stephen T. Warren * 2005–2011 — Cynthia C. Morton * 2011–2017 — David L. Nelson

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* {{cite journal, pmc=1716285, year=1949, last1=Muller, first1=H. J., author-link=Hermann Joseph Muller, title=Progress and prospects in human genetics, journal=American Journal of Human Genetics, volume=1, issue=1, pages=1–18, pmid=17948379 Cell Press academic journals Medical genetics journals Monthly journals Academic journals established in 1948 English-language journals Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies of the United States

Past editors-in-chief

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