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Transform the future of healthcare

Genomic medicine is already helping more people receive answers about their health conditions through better diagnosis, treatment, and support. By volunteering to take part in research, you'll be making a difference to NHS patients and the future of genomic medicine.

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Research Domains

  • Research in this community will strive to provide molecular diagnoses for participants by identifying or validating variants that explain previously undiagnosed cases and feeding these discoveries back into clinical practice via the appropriate pathways. New tools and data will be leveraged to tackle challenges and improve of ability to rapidly and reliably identify disease variants.

    Domain leads

    Professor Sophie Hambleton

    Newcastle University

    Professor Caroline Wright

    University of Exeter

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Treating data with care

The impact of collecting and using patient data isn't always straightforward, so we're always listening to public opinion and leading the ethics debate.

Watch this short video on the public dialogue around screening the whole genomes of newborns.

NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) Research Collaborative

The NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) Research Collaborative is a partnership between the NHS GMS, Genomics England and the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) to support genomic research and development on a national scale.

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