Monday, February 28, 2011
Professor Cisca Wijmenga of the UMC Groningen uses the complete DNA of 250 couples and their offspring to search for genetic defects that cause different illnesses, like diabetes or asthma.
The Netherlands Genome Project (‘het Genoom van Nederland’) is unique. Never before have so many genomes from one country been sequenced using such a ‘trio’ design.
By sequencing the genomes of 250 couples and their offspring (the trio’s), this project will map genetic variation in the Netherlands. The project will provide a solid foundation for deriving rare variants in the more than 100,000 samples already stored in Dutch biobanks and resulting from conventional genomewide association studies.
In an interview in Chemisch2Weekblad Cisca Wijmenga explains her plans and ambitions.
read the interview