B J Rossiter1, C T Caskey. 1. Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Human Genome Project is a coordinated effort to define the human genetic blueprint. The goals include construction of a variety of maps of the human genome, including the identification and localization of all genes. The discovery of genes responsible for human diseases has had a significant impact on the practice of medicine. METHODS: Methods for defining the human genome include cytogenetic, physical, and genetic mapping techniques. A variety of strategies have been used to identify human genes, especially those genes that are responsible for disease. Once a disease gene has been identified, this information can be used to develop new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. RESULTS: A number of disease genes have already been identified, leading to improved diagnosis and novel approaches to therapy. A new type of mutation, trinucleotide repeat expansion, has been found to be responsible for at least seven diseases with an unusual inheritance pattern. CONCLUSIONS: Materials and technology generated by the Human Genome Project and related research have provided important tools for the diagnosis and treatment of patients afflicted with genetic diseases.
BACKGROUND: The Human Genome Project is a coordinated effort to define the human genetic blueprint. The goals include construction of a variety of maps of the human genome, including the identification and localization of all genes. The discovery of genes responsible for human diseases has had a significant impact on the practice of medicine. METHODS: Methods for defining the human genome include cytogenetic, physical, and genetic mapping techniques. A variety of strategies have been used to identify human genes, especially those genes that are responsible for disease. Once a disease gene has been identified, this information can be used to develop new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. RESULTS: A number of disease genes have already been identified, leading to improved diagnosis and novel approaches to therapy. A new type of mutation, trinucleotide repeat expansion, has been found to be responsible for at least seven diseases with an unusual inheritance pattern. CONCLUSIONS: Materials and technology generated by the Human Genome Project and related research have provided important tools for the diagnosis and treatment of patients afflicted with genetic diseases.
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