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The DNA of a nation

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The United Kingdom aims to sequence 100,000 human genomes by 2017. But screening them for disease-causing variants will require innovative software.

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  1. Carlos Polanco

    To the editor:

    Genomic analysis of a nation: the case of basic research

    The Begley _et a _l.'s article (1) [The DNA of a nation, Nature], addresses an important project in the United Kingdom that seeks to sequence 100,000 genomes from National Health Service (NHS) patients with cancer, rare disorders and infectious diseases (1). Given the outreach of this project, it will boost the development of bioinformatics and genomics.

    In my view, this initiative should be replicated in other countries, as the benefits clearly outweighs the cost. If the genomic information is made available to all research groups in any country, it would be possible to conduct translational studies according to the size of the population, and obtain a genomic population map with immeasurable benefits.

    Sincerely,
    Carlos Polanco, Ph.D., D.Sc.
    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México.

    Carlos Polanco is an Associate Professor in the Facuty of Sciences at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México. (polanco@unam.mx)

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