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European Biopharmaceutical Review
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Over the last two decades, genetic epidemiology has demonstrated its ability to identify single genes of large effect through family studies. Knowledge of the human genome sequence and its major variants should now permit investigators to identify genes, individually of small effect, that modify the complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors. It is this interaction that is believed to lead to common diseases. These considerations led the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) to identify genetic epidemiology as a strategically important area for translating genome sequence into human health benefits. In October 2000 it announced awards to permit investigators to collect 40,000 DNA samples from patient cohorts and case-control series, and to deposit them in a national DNA bank so as to enable third party access. The awards encompassed diseases listed in Table 1. |
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