The International HapMap Project

Abstract

The goal of the International HapMap Project is to determine the common patterns of DNA sequence variation in the human genome and to make this information freely available in the public domain. An international consortium is developing a map of these patterns across the genome by determining the genotypes of one million or more sequence variants, their frequencies and the degree of association between them, in DNA samples from populations with ancestry from parts of Africa, Asia and Europe. The HapMap will allow the discovery of sequence variants that affect common disease, will facilitate development of diagnostic tools, and will enhance our ability to choose targets for therapeutic intervention.

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Affiliated Institutions

• University of Utah US
• University of Tsukuba JP
• Beijing Normal University CN
• Howard University US
• Shinshu University JP
• Case Western Reserve University US
• University of Ibadan NG
• Wellcome Trust GB
• Health Sciences University of Hokkaido JP
• University of Oxford GB
• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology HK
• Baylor College of Medicine US
• National Institutes of Health US
• Chinese Academy of Social Sciences CN
• Kyoto University JP
• Chinese Academy of Sciences CN
• North Carolina State University US
• University of Hong Kong HK
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology US
• Chinese University of Hong Kong HK
• Illumina (United States) US
• McGill University CA
• Johns Hopkins University US
• Nagasaki University JP
• University of California, San Francisco US
• Washington University in St. Louis US

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