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A project aiming to revolutionise medicine by unlocking the secrets of DNA is under way in centres across England.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said it "will see the UK lead the world in genetic research within years".
The first genetic codes of people with cancer or rare diseases, out of a target of 100,000, have been sequenced.
Experts believe it will lead to targeted therapies and could make chemotherapy "a thing of the past".
They argue that understanding DNA will soon play a role in every aspect of medicine from cancer to cardiology.
Tumours are caused by mutations in DNA which lead to abnormal cells growing unchecked.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28488313
Prime Minister David Cameron has said it "will see the UK lead the world in genetic research within years".
The first genetic codes of people with cancer or rare diseases, out of a target of 100,000, have been sequenced.
Experts believe it will lead to targeted therapies and could make chemotherapy "a thing of the past".
They argue that understanding DNA will soon play a role in every aspect of medicine from cancer to cardiology.
Tumours are caused by mutations in DNA which lead to abnormal cells growing unchecked.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28488313