Landmark genome sequencing project reaches halfway mark

The government has announced that its landmark 100,000 Genomes Project has now reached its halfway point.

Launched in 2012, the Department of Health and Social Care project has now seen 50,000 human genomes sequenced from 40,000 patients, offering better insights into the cause of diseases and how conditions develop in each individual.

Patients have already benefited from their participation in a number of ways, as those with rare diseases have received faster diagnoses and cancer patients have gained access to personalised treatment programmes.

Whole genome sequencing has been shown to offer a more complete picture of the precise genetic changes causing various forms of cancer, including breast, brain, colorectal, lung, prostate and renal.

Health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "It is testimony to the hard work of the clinicians and scientists across the NHS and volunteers for the project that we can continue to harness the very best of the NHS and remain at the forefront of this pioneering field."

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