HGV2009 Meeting: Bigger and better studies provide more answers and more questions

Katherine Reekie (1) , Andres Metspalu , Stephen J Chanock (2) , Edison T Liu (3) , Elaine Mardis , Stephen Scherer (4) , Pui-Yan Kwok (5) , Anthony J Brookes (6)

1 Department of Genetics [Leicester]
2 Pediatric Oncology Branch
3 GIS - Genome Institute of Singapore
4 The Centre for Applied Genomics and Programin Genetics
5 Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Dermatology
6 University of Leicester

The 11th International Meeting on Human Genome Variation and Complex Genome Analysis (HGV2009: Tallinn, Estonia, 11th-13th September 2009) provided a stimulating workshop environment where diverse academics and industry representatives explored the latest progress, challenges, and opportunities in relating genome variation to evolution, technology, health, and disease. Key themes included Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), progress beyond GWAS, sequencing developments, and bioinformatics approaches to large-scale datasets.

Mots clés: Life Sciences

Katherine Reekie, Andres Metspalu, Stephen J Chanock, Edison T Liu, Elaine Mardis, et al.. HGV2009 Meeting: Bigger and better studies provide more answers and more questions. Human Mutation, 2010, 31 (7), pp.886. ⟨10.1002/humu.21270⟩. ⟨hal-00552389⟩