First database of genomic variants for Vietnamese population announced
Vingroup Big Data Institute VinBigData announced on December 16 that it has completed the project on Database of Genomic Variants for Vietnamese Population.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vingroup Big DataInstitute VinBigData announced on December 16 that it has completed the project on Databaseof Genomic Variants for Vietnamese Population.
With over 1,000 genomes sequenced and over 40million variants discovered, the research will lay a foundation for biomedicaland precision medicine development, contributing to giving early treatment to eachVietnamese individual in the future.
The first database of its kind also has enoughannotations about biological functions and pathological risks.
Prof. Ta Thanh Van, Chairman of the Council ofHanoi Medical University, said the database will provide an invaluablereference to improve the efficiency of diagnosis and treatment in the country.
Launched in December 2018, theproject drew the participation of over 40 scientists from leading universitiesand units worldwide as well as hundreds of experts and volunteers at home andabroad.
During three years, theysequenced genomes of over 1,000 unrelated adults aged 35-55 and discovered morethan 40 million genetic variants, nearly 2 million of them are representativeof the Vietnamese population. The process was made at a lab meeting ISO 15189standards at Vinmec International General Hospital, using advanced technologiesby Google, Illumina and NVIDIA.
Part of the database is nowavailable at //genome.vinbigdata.org.Several hi-speed analysis tools are also offered on trial there.
ꦕ The pioneering projectcosts over 4.5 million USD, the largest scale in Vietnam so far./.
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At the lab (Photo: VNA) 
