Expanding the power of genetic analysis of complex traits in multiply phenotyped twin sibships

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1049894

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Our aim is to identify genes influencing common diseases including melanoma, asthma and cardiovascular disease. We measure adolescent twins for moliness, skin, hair and eye colour and a variety of blood traits. We have already found new genes for mole count, eye colour, skin damage, and several different blood cell types. For each of these disease traits there are many more genes to be found and these will inform new treatments. We plan to genotype 600 new families (2000 individuals) to help achieve this.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $541,556.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Quantitative Genetics (incl. Disease and Trait Mapping Genetics)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

atopy | biochemistry | cognition | mapping | melanoma | ophthalmology | psychiatry | twins

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