Researchers found a new way to identify genetic problems in humans using medical records. One discovery that stood out was skin disease. The team of researchers compared the patients conditions to their gene variants in their data. Instead of going through the genetic basis they identify by genetic associations of different diseases. Looking at the genetic association could lead to understanding how single genes can affect multiple characteristics and condition of skin cancer. The study started off small with 13,000 electronic medical records, but in the future they hope to use a larger data set.
This is less expensive, more affordable, and a more subtle research. This is a good idea for those reasons and also it will take less time to identify problems.
Wish there was more information about this, but it is interesting they found a cheaper and faster way to link skin cancer to certain genes. Hopefully this new process can be sped up. Do they know what gene links to skin cancer?
ReplyDeleteI would really like to see the results after a larger data set is gathered. This is very interesting and certainily a great idea, hopefully more research is done and there will be more detailed information involving skin cancer.
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