The Environmental Genome Project

Table 1.

Phased Goals of the Environmental Genome Project

Phase I (Completed)
  • Identifying an appropriate set of DNA samples for polymorphism analysis

  • Resequencing 200 candidate genes

  • Establishing a polymorphism database

  • Developing technology for identifying genetic variants in human genes

  • Considering the ethical, legal, and social implications of EGP research

Phase II
  • Multidisciplinary functional studies of human genetic variants

  • Population-based studies of exposure and allele–disease associations

  • Developing technology for Phase II studies including toxicogenomics

  • Refining the EGP SNP database

  • Considering the ethical, legal, and social implications of EGP research

  • Resequencing additional EGP candidate genes

Phase III
  • Population-based studies of exposure and allele–disease associations based on Phase I and II

  • Developing animal models for disease susceptibility; dose–response studies

  • Risk assessment studies related to population-based dose–response relationships

  • Developing technology for Phase III studies

  • Targeted screening of high-risk populations

  • Refining the EGP SNP database

  • Considering the ethical, legal, and social implications of EGP research

  • Resequencing additional EGP candidate genes (i.e., those involved in metabolism, signal transduction, and apoptosis

This Article

  1. MI June 2004 vol. 4 no. 3 147-156