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| + | * David Schlessinger (National Institutes on Aging, Baltimore) | ||
| + | * Manuela Uda (National Research Center, Cagliari, Italy) | ||
| + | * Goncalo Abecasis (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) | ||
== Medical Sequencing Project == | == Medical Sequencing Project == | ||
Revision as of 12:34, 14 December 2009
Project Leaders
- David Schlessinger (National Institutes on Aging, Baltimore)
- Manuela Uda (National Research Center, Cagliari, Italy)
- Goncalo Abecasis (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Medical Sequencing Project
We are sequencing the genomes of 1,000 individuals to learn about the genetics of blood lipid levels and personality.
Key References
If you are looking to learn about the project, I strongly recommend that you read the following papers
Pilia G, Chen WM, Scuteri A, Orru M, Albai G, Dei M, Lai S, Usala G, Lai M, Loi P, Mameli C, Vacca L, Deiana M, Olla N, Masala M, Cao A, Najjar SS, Terracciano A, Nedorezov T, Sharov A, Zonderman AB, Abecasis GR, Costa P, Lakatta E and Schlessinger D (2006). Heritability of Cardiovascular and Personality Traits in 6,148 Sardinians. PLoS Genet 2:1207-1223 [Abstract and PDF]
Scuteri A, Sanna S, Chen WM, Uda M, Albai G, Strait J, Najjar S, Nagarajah R, Orru M, Usala G, Dei M, Lai S, Maschio A, Busonero F, Mulas A, Ehret GB, Fink AA, Weder A, Cooper R, Galan P, Chakravarti A, Schlessinger D, Cao A, Lakatta E and Abecasis GR (2007). Genome Wide Association Scan shows Genetic Variants in the FTO gene are Associated with Obesity Related Traits PLoS Genetics 3:1200-10 [Abstract and PDF]
