Scaning The Genome For Disease
Posted on May 2, 2008 at 8:33 am.
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Exploring the genetic background of major diseases such as diabetes or cardiovascular diseases has now become easier. Normally DNA sequence of every organism shows natural variations called “single nucleotide polymorphisms” or SNPs. The genome of an individual has several million SNPs and, which will be different from others within the same species. Now scientists investigate these SNPs to clarify whether they are related to or influence the development of certain diseases. Researchers have now discovered three million SNPs in the genome of the rat, which will help to understand the background of major diseases.
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