'Smart' genetic library -- making disease diagnosis much easier

(Hiroshima University) Researchers have developed a smart genetic reference library for locating and weeding out disease-causing mutations in populations. The technique and database has successfully estimated naturally occurring rare-variants in the STAT1 gene -- and determined the diseases that would result. The STAT1 genetic library could be expanded to include other genes in forming a vast genetic reference library. Its use in conjunction with genome sequencing technologies would help determi