World’s Largest Genome Database
“Entire genome sequences for nearly half a million people have been released by the UK Biobank, representing the largest dataset of its kind in the world. The resource has the potential to offer new insights into the causes of major common diseases and guide the choice of potential therapeutic targets. It has hailed as a step change in genomics and is available to approved researchers around the world through the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform. . . . Data collected on over 10,000 variables, including blood pressure, cognitive function, diet and bone density, have been studied to examine why having the same genetic predisposition for a disease can result in different outcomes, reactions and side-effects to identical treatments.” MORE
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