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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
The generation of a draft sequence of the human genome has spawned a unique opportunity to investigate the role of genetic variation in human diseases. The difference between any two human genomes has been estimated to be less than 0.1% overall, but still, this means that there are at least several million nucleotide differences per individual. The study of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), the most common type of variant, is likely to contribute substantially to deciphering genetic determinants of common and rare diseases. The effort to identify SNPs has been accelerated by three developments: the availability of sequence data from the genome project, improved informatic tools for searching the former and high-throughput genotype platforms. With these new tools in hand, dissecting the genetics of disease will rapidly move forward, although a number of formidable challenges will have to be met to see its promise realized in clinical medicine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1471-4914
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
507-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Using genetic variation to study human disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Genomic Variation, Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Advanced Technology Center, 8717 Grovemont Circle, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review