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- the human genome contains > 2.85 billion nucleotides & contains an estimated 30,000 genes [2] & about 20,000-25,000 protein-coding genes [1] - analysis of individual human genomes may form the basis for personalized medicine [3]

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  1. International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium. Finishing the euchromatic sequence of the human genome. Nature. 2004 Oct 21;431(7011):931-45. PMID: 15496913
  2. Microarrays for the Neurosciences, Geschwind DH & Greg JP (eds), MIT Press, Cambridge MA, 2002
  3. Ashley EA et al. Clinical assessment incorporating a personal genome. Lancet 2010 May 1; 375:1525. PMID: 20435227 - Samani NJ et al. The personal genome - The future of personalised medicine? Lancet 2010 May 1; 375:1497.
  4. Nurk S, Koren S, Rhie A et al The complete sequence of a human genome. bioRxiv 2021 May 27. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.26.445798v1.full
  5. Houwink EJF, Meagher KM, Thorsteinsdottir BB et al for thr Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine Implementing Genetics in Primary Care Task Force Ethically Integrating Genomics in Primary Care: An Invitation to Share Implementation Best Practices. Mayo Clin Proc. 2025 Dec 9:S0025-6196(25)00506-3. PMID: 41369639