Over one million Canadians suffer from a rare disease. In Dr. Bill Gibson’s lab at BC Children’s Hospital, scientists are studying rare mutations and their effects on the human body. Their efforts are helping doctors care for children with rare diseases and revealing the origins of more common health conditions.
Can experiences in infancy and childhood affect our health later in life? Are we born with our personalities or are they shaped by our earliest surroundings and social interactions? Do social and environmental conditions contribute to disease by turning genes “on” and “off”?
A new partnership pilot project between Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) and Genomics England will focus on improving the diagnosis of rare diseases in children while furthering the discovery of new, novel diseases in BC and around the world.
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