Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics
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Genomics Proteomics Bioinformatics · Jun 2013
ReviewA brief review on the Human Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project.
The ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project is an international research consortium that aims to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence. The second phase of the project comprised 1640 datasets from 147 different cell types, yielding a set of 30 publications across several journals. ⋯ These elements are also related to sequence variants associated with diseases or traits. All these findings provide us new insights into the organization and regulation of genes and genome, and serve as an expansive resource for understanding human health and disease.