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Genetic census of Estonians

03.02.2003

In the autumn of 2002, a project was launched in Estonia to study the genome of an entire nation.

It is desirable that as many people in the country as possible (the population of Estonia is about 1,4 million) donate a few milliliters of blood and fill out a questionnaire with detailed questions about health, relatives and social origin. This will make it possible to form a picture of the hereditary baggage of an entire nation. Researchers hope to reveal in this way the role of genes in cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's and other diseases. It will also be possible to predict for each participant in the survey what diseases he may fall ill with and what measures he should take in advance.

Participation in the project, which is paid by the state, is absolutely voluntary. Previously, a campaign was carried out in the press. Polls showed that 61 percent of the population is well aware of the goals and objectives of the study, half of the informed agree to participate in the project, and only six percent strongly refuse. Participants have the right to subsequently request the destruction of data about themselves in the archive.

In the first six months, the study management hopes to collect about 10 blood samples and questionnaires. Meanwhile, an American firm announced that for half a million dollars it was ready to decipher the genome of anyone who wanted it and burn the results on a CD.

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