Dissecting the genetic underpinnings of comorbidities via functional genomics
Lead Institution:
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &Peking Union Medical College
Principal investigator:
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About
People often live with many health conditions. Ageing populations and the increase in long-term conditions mean that the number of people with multiple health conditions is set to rise. This "multimorbidity" or the coexistence of two or more chronic conditions in the same individual has a specific impact on safety issues in primary care. To improve safety in primary care, it is essential to take into account care of people with multiple health conditions. Multimorbidity is also more common in disadvantaged groups, thus contributing to health inequalities. In this project, we aim to use cutting-edge functional genomics approaches along with large-scale population-based datasets to dissecting the genetic underpinnings of comorbidities via functional genomics.