Leading Article

The Sri Lankan Personal Genome Project: an overview

Authors:

Vajira H.W. Dissanayake
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Pubudu S. Samarakoon
Vinod Scaria
Ashok Patowary
Sridar Sivasubbu
Rajesh S. Gokhale

Abstract

The first Sri Lankan Personal Genome was sequenced heralding the entry of Sri Lanka into the new era of whole genome sequencing. This paper explains the background and the rationale for the project, gives a brief overview of what was found in the Sri Lankan Personal Genome, and discusses the future directions of the project.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljbmi.v2i1.3711

Sri Lanka Journal of Bio-Medical Informatics 2011;2:4-8

Keywords:

Sri Lankan Personal Genome Project Sri Lanka Genome Sinhalese Whole Genome Sequencing

Year: 2011
Volume: 2 Issue: 1
Page/Article: 4-8
DOI: 10.4038/sljbmi.v2i1.3711

Published on 7 Nov 2011

Peer Reviewed