Allelic Spectrum in Common Disease
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Initiative Rationale
This area would involve sequencing genes implicated in common disorders in large, well-phenotyped cohorts. Potential examples include genes that contribute to blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, epilepsy, and neurodegeneration. The genomic locus encompassing each gene would be completely sequenced in every member of one or more large cohorts of individuals (i.e. thousands), to obtain adequate power, sampled from the full trait distribution, in whom relevant physiological parameters have been accurately measured, perhaps augmented by a reference resource such as HapMap.
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Approved Medical Sequencing Projects
Currently, there are no openings for new proposals in this area. However, NHGRI encourages investigators that are interested to contact program staff to discuss potential projects. Please send inquiries to the program contacts listed below.
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Program Contacts
Adam Felsenfeld, Ph.D.
Program Director
E-mail: felsenfa@mail.nih.gov
Jane Peterson, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Division of Extramural Research
E-mail: petersoj@mail.nih.gov
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Last Updated: April 23, 2009