NIH: A Time of Unprecedented Opportunity Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor/HHS/Education Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. Director
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first quarter 2007 second quarter2007 third quarter 2007 fourth quarter 2008 first quarter Toward a New Era in Medicine: Genome-wide Association Discoveries Second quarter 2008 Type 2 Diabetes 10 years ago: 0 genes 5 years ago: 2 genes Today: 16 genes Autism Last week: 6 new genes discovered
Credit: Arthur Toga/UCLA/Photo Researchers Inc. Goal: To systematically explore the entire spectrum of genomic changes involved in human cancer Current study: Lung, glioblastoma, and ovarian cancers Finding: Three new genes discovered mutated in glioblastoma Glioblastoma Opportunities in Cancer Research: New Genomic Clues
Initial Genome-Wide Association Study Clues Analyzing More Populations and More Genes Leads Understanding the Biology Targets Translation DiagnosticsTherapeutics What Are the Next Steps? How Do Scientists Unravel the Mystery? Prevention Strategies
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