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Why genomic healthcare data matters in the development of new therapies 

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Genomic healthcare data is critical to identify disease risk, ancestry, traits and response to medicines and aids in the development of new targeted therapies – precision medicines. In April 2003, after its launch in October 1990, the project was completed, generating the first sequence of the human genome. The origins .

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A new dawn of the genomic age: five areas set to be transformed in 2023

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2022 was a banner year for genomics. In March, the collaborative T2T consortium published the first complete telomere-to-telomere sequence of the human genome, filling in the last 8% of the 3 billion base pairs that make up our DNA.

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Qatar Genome Programme data improves cancer screening 

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A study by the Qatar Genome Research Consortium, led by Dr Lotfi Chouchane from Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, has reported the first landscape of cancer germline mutations – hereditary mutations – in the Qatari population. . The post Qatar Genome Programme data improves cancer screening appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Why early participant engagement is now a top priority in genetic disease research

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In 2016, scientists behind a study called the Resilience Project analysed genetic data from 589,000+ people and found 13 adults who carried genetic variants that should have resulted in serious – even deadly – childhood disease, but who were apparently healthy. A decidedly contentious area in genomics is the patient’s ‘right not to know’.

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Drug discovery hotspots: Focus on Qatar

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As such, Qatar Biobank has emerged within this modernisation to act as a focal point for the country’s goal in preventive and personalised healthcare. It also fits with the country’s preventative health approach that it established in its 2017-2022 Public Health Strategy 5.

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Q&A: Gene therapy opportunities from long-read sequencing 

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To develop safe and effective gene therapies, researchers need confidence that genomic data is both complete and accurate. This considerable magnitude of difference in read length affords researchers a more complete and accurate view of genomic variation. For years now the UK has been somewhat of a leader in genomic research.

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Can genetic data be a magic bullet for drug R&D?

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The cost of testing per human genome in 2006 was approximately $14 million , and in less than two decades, an average consumer-purchased genetic test costs $100. The same is becoming true for the healthcare industry, and one of the first major breakthroughs in the area was the 100,000 Genomes Project.