POSTnote by Peter Border and Lee Murray. It was first published on Thursday, 10 September 2015. It was last updated on Thursday, 10 September 2015.
The 100,000 Genomes Project
In 2012, the Prime Minister announced plans to sequence 100,000 genomes. The project aims to establish a genomic medicine service within the NHS and support the Government strategy for UK Life Sciences. This POSTnote provides an introduction to genomic medicine and an overview of the aims, structure and major challenges of the 100,000 Genomes Project.
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- Data protection Databases Cancer DNA Ethics NHS Medical treatments Training Genomics Life sciences
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