The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium.

• Autores: Kaspar Mossman
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 298, Nº. 1, 2008, págs. 42-42
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article reports that the magazine's award for Research Leader of the Year was given to the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium which conducted a huge genetic study to look at the genetic causes for various diseases. Their research will enable physicians to calculate the chances of a patient developing a disease that was inherited. The goal of the project is to have a patient submit a blood sample so treatment and prevention can be personalized to the patient's genetic makeup.