Information on the 100,000 Genomes Project, including an overview of the project, participant resources, getting results, and additional findings from the project.

Researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking 'metal detector' algorithm, PRRDetect, which could revolutionise cancer treatment by

The UK is studying cases of pancreatitis in people taking GLP-1 drugs for weight loss or type 2 diabetes to see if genetics may make them vulnerable.

Phenome-wide analysis in the UK Biobank identifies GC-rich tandem repeat expansions associated with a range of traits, including a GCC expansion in AFF3 contributing to intellectual disability.

This episode of the https://www.spreaker.com/show/progress-educational-trust-podcast explains and explores the different approaches of the UK's largest genomics projects, and the impact of these projects on healthcare, research and society. The discussion is chaired by Sarah Norcross (Director of PET), with contributions from: ⚫ Professor Dame Sue Hill (Chief Scientific Officer for England) ⚫ Dr Adam Lewandowski (Deputy Chief Scientist at UK Biobank) ⚫ Chris Schonewald (Chief of Staff, and Director of Strategy, at Genomics England) ⚫ Dr Raghib Ali (Chief Executive, and Chief Medical Officer, at Our Future Health) PET is grateful to Our Future Health for supporting this discussion. PET is also grateful to Jon Nicoll, who created the opening and closing music for its podcast. Register at https://www.progress.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/ for upcoming PET events.

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The UK government has asked the NHS to start putting together the platforms to allow anonymised primary care patient data to be used by researchers.