[Next-Generation Sequencing Book]
  • [Photo] J.W. Bizzaro • November 22, 2000
    ``Autogen Limited today announced the signing of an agreement with Tonga's Ministry of Health to establish a major research initiative aimed at identifying genes that cause common diseases using the unique population resources in the Kingdom of Tonga. This new initiative will establish a genetics based research facility in Tonga with the aim of developing a major health database for the purpose of identifying disease-causing genes. The Kingdom of Tonga has a population of around 108,000 people of Polynesian descent. The unique family structure and isolation of this population together with the high prevalence of a variety of diseases represents a major resource for geneticists to identify genes that predispose people to these diseases.''

    Press release (join lines):
    http://www.asx.com.au/nd50/nd_ISAPI_50.dll/asx/research/AnnDetail.jsp
    ?id=222973&issuerid=4025

    This is similar to the $200 million purchase of Iceland's genome by Decode.

    Reference by Slashdot.org.

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