Hopkins scientists to join 1,000
A select group of Hopkins researchers has announced their recent decision to become part of an international effort called the 1,000 Genomes Project.
Scientists from the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine will be working with other Project members to sequence the genomes of people from around the world.
Their work will expand upon findings of the International HapMap Project, which consists of the human haplotype map, a map of genetic variants that has led to the discovery of over 100 genomic regions that have variants related to specific diseases.
The map created by the 1,000 Genomes Project will act as a catalog featuring genetic variants that are seen in at least one percent of the population. It will serve to indicate possible causal genetic variants and where to find them.
The data collected by the researchers will quickly be made available on databases to scientists worldwide.
Scientists from the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine will be working with other Project members to sequence the genomes of people from around the world.
Their work will expand upon findings of the International HapMap Project, which consists of the human haplotype map, a map of genetic variants that has led to the discovery of over 100 genomic regions that have variants related to specific diseases.
The map created by the 1,000 Genomes Project will act as a catalog featuring genetic variants that are seen in at least one percent of the population. It will serve to indicate possible causal genetic variants and where to find them.
The data collected by the researchers will quickly be made available on databases to scientists worldwide.
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