HapMap Project launched

The International HapMap Project

The goal of the International HapMap Project is to determine the common patterns of DNA sequence variation in the human genome and to make this information freely available in the public domain. An international consortium is developing a map of these patterns across the genome by determining the genotypes of one million or more sequence variants, their frequencies and the degree of association...

The hapmap project : Nature

| Full Text | PDF (1,269K) | Supplementary information http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v437/n7063/edsumm/e051027-01.html (1 of 2)12/30/2005 6:56:22 AM The hapmap project : Nature

The International HapMap Project Web site.

The HapMap Web site at http://www.hapmap.org is the primary portal to genotype data produced as part of the International Haplotype Map Project. In phase I of the project, >1.1 million SNPs were genotyped in 270 individuals from four worldwide populations. The HapMap Web site provides researchers with a number of tools that allow them to analyze the data as well as download data for local analy...

Genetic variation and the HapMap Project I

Perspectives on Human Genetic Variation from the HapMap Project

The completion of the International HapMap Project marks the start of a new phase in human genetics. The aim of the project was to provide a resource that facilitates the design of efficient genome-wide association studies, through characterising patterns of genetic variation and linkage disequilibrium in a sample of 270 individuals across four geographical populations. In total, over one milli...