Genomics England, in partnership with Illumina, plan to sequence 300' genomes by 2017, in order to advance treatment of cancer and other rare diseases. Genomics England was set up by the UK Government in July 2013, which pledged £100,000 peoplesm of support for the programme last year. This month, the programme will collect samples from 600 cancer patients and 660 rare disease patients.
Genomics England, in partnership with Illumina, plan to sequence 100,000 peoples' genomes by 2017, in order to advance treatment of cancer and other rare diseases. Genomics England was set up by the UK Government in July 2013, which pledged £300m of support for the programme last year. This month, the programme will collect samples from 600 cancer patients and 660 rare disease patients.