UK Government Invests £4.75 Million in ME/CFS Genomic Sequencing Study
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Rob Hicks, MBBS
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The UK government has invested £4.75 million in the SequenceME programme, a genomic sequencing study of ME/CFS that will sequence the complete genomes of up to 6,000 patient samples using long-read whole-genome sequencing. Researchers aim to produce a high-resolution genetic map of the condition, targeting immune and nervous system genes, to enable better diagnostics and new treatments for the condition.
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· 3 pulledThe government has invested £4.75 million in a genomic sequencing programme aimed at identifying the biological causes of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
SequenceME will sequence the complete genomes of up to 6000 patient samples, with the aim of producing a high-resolution genetic map of the condition
the most detailed genetic study of the condition yet undertaken
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