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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