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Estonia National Biobank Selects PacBio to Sequence 10,000 Whole Genomes
HiFi Data Generated on the Revio™ System will Support the EU and Estonian Government-Funded Center for Personalized Medicine and Unlock Discoveries Across
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[{"type":"text","content":"HiFi Data Generated on the Revio™ System will Support the EU and Estonian Government-Funded Center for Personalized Medicine and Unlock Discoveries Across Cardiology, Mental and Reproductive Health, Drug Response, Cancer Research and Rare Diseases \nMENLO PARK, Calif., March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, today announced that the University of Tartu, host of Estonia's National Biobank, has chosen the Revio HiFi sequencing system to sequence 10,000 whole human genomes and unlock new insights from its populational health data. The announcement follows funding from the European Commission and the Estonian government to help Estonia adopt personalized medicine at scale and adapt public health systems to the biology of its population. The University will also support the European Union's 1+ Million Genomes initiative, which seeks to boost innovation in healthcare across Europe.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n10,000 whole human genomes will be sequenced and analyzed by the Institute of Genomics at the University of Tartu using Revio. The data are expected to drive a new level of understanding about the genetics of cardiovascular disease, mental, reproductive and female health, cancer and rare diseases, and treatment outcomes. The institute has purchased three Revio systems, allowing them to reach their target of 10,000 genomes in the next two and a half years.\n\"The 10,000 long-read whole genomes will bring a new dimension of insight into the genetics of the Estonian population and push us closer to the Biobank's goal of realizing health benefits for people locally and internationally. We're particularly excited about the possibilities for researching polygenic risk scores for cardiovascular disease and cancer, as well as predicting patients' responses to medications based on their genetic makeup,\" said Lili Milani, Head of the Estonian Biobank and Professor of Pharmacogenomics at the University of Tartu, Estonia. \"The trial samples we received from PacBio were unmatched in terms of quality and genome coverage. We considered several other technologies but were most impressed by the high degree of accuracy, read length and multiomic insight of Revio. Combined with the greater affordability of Revio, it became the clear choice to support our goals....