Epidemiol Health.  2017;39:e2017045. 10.4178/epih.e2017045.

National human genome projects: an update and an agenda

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  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. joonyong.an@ucsf.edu

Abstract

Population genetic and human genetic studies are being accelerated with genome technology and data sharing. Accordingly, in the past 10 years, several countries have initiated genetic research using genome technology and identified the genetic architecture of the ethnic groups living in the corresponding country or suggested the genetic foundation of a social phenomenon. Genetic research has been conducted from epidemiological studies that previously described the health or disease conditions in defined population. This perspective summarizes national genome projects conducted in the past 10 years and introduces case studies to utilize genomic data in genetic research.

Keyword

Genomics; Human genome project; Next generation sequencing; Whole genome sequencing; Genetics; Microarray

MeSH Terms

Epidemiologic Studies
Ethnic Groups
Genetic Research
Genetics
Genome
Genome, Human*
Genomics
Human Genome Project*
Humans
Humans*
Information Dissemination
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