The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, U.K.
The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, U.K.
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DOI：
10.1038/scientificamerican0108-42a
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发表时间：
2008
影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
K. Mossman
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作者：
K. Mossman
这篇文章报道说，杂志的年度研究领导者奖授予了威康信托病例控制联盟，该联盟进行了一项巨大的遗传研究，以研究各种疾病的遗传原因。他们的研究将使医生能够计算出病人患上遗传性疾病的几率。该项目的目标是让患者提交血液样本，以便根据患者的基因组成进行个性化治疗和预防。
This article reports that the magazine's award for Research Leader of the Year was given to the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium which conducted a huge genetic study to look at the genetic causes for various diseases. Their research will enable physicians to calculate the chances of a patient developing a disease that was inherited. The goal of the project is to have a patient submit a blood sample so treatment and prevention can be personalized to the patient's genetic makeup.