Personal Genome Project

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The Personal Genome Project (PGP) plans to publish the full genome and medical data of its participants in order to enable further research in the field of pharmacogenetics . It was initiated by the molecular biologist George M. Church (Harvard, USA) and officially announced in January 2006.

The project will publish biometric and medical information of the participants on the Internet free of charge, so that scientists can use it to test various hypotheses about the relationship between genotype , environment and phenotype . All data will be given along with the names of the participants, i.e. H. not published anonymously. An important part of the project will be research into the risks to the test subjects, such as possible discrimination by insurance companies and employers if the genome suggests a predisposition to certain diseases.

Harvard Medical School's Ethics Committee mandated that early candidates should have a master's degree in genetics or an "equivalent understanding of genetic research" to understand all aspects of the study. The aim of the Personal Genome Project is to attract at least 100,000 participants worldwide.

The long-term goal of the Personal Genome Project is to give everyone access to their genotype in order to use it for pharmacogenetic decisions.

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