title: Sequencing the human genome.
abstract: By 2005, or sooner, the three billion code letters of a representative human genome will be known, along with the locations of all of its genes. Even today, however, the work is greatly accelerating identification of disease-related genes. One outcome will be tests for genetic components of risk in the majority of common illnesses. In the longer run, genetic discoveries will surely lead to new treatments.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Human Genome Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., USA.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D015894:Genome, Human; D016045:Human Genome Project; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D004247:DNA