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. 2017 Oct 16:39:e2017045.
doi: 10.4178/epih.e2017045. eCollection 2017.

National human genome projects: an update and an agenda

Joon Yong An  1
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National human genome projects: an update and an agenda

Joon Yong An. Epidemiol Health. .

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.

Keywords: Genetics; Genomics; Human genome project; Microarray; Next generation sequencing; Whole genome sequencing.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author has no conflicts of interest to declare for this study.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Progress in the national genome projects. Generation of whole genomic sequencing (WGS) data. The scatter plot illustrates the sample size (x-axis) and the year of completion (y-axis) for each project. The circle size is proportional to the coverage of WGS data.
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