Elaborate on the future of human disease diagnosis using the

Elaborate on the future of human disease diagnosis using the data from the Human Genome Project

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Human Genome Project (HGP) is one of the biggest genome projects completed. In this project, the whole human genome is sequenced to identify all the genes. From the data interpreted till now, it was concluded that humans share some set of genes with all other species.

Also, humans contain certain unique set of genes that are necessary for intellectual functioning and the other unique characteristic of humans. By comparing the genes expression in the normal subjects and diseased subjects the genes associated with particular diseases can be identified.

Certain disease causing genes are inherited from the parents, they can be marked if the genome of an individual is read. However, the mutations that develop later in life cannot be predicted from genome reading. Also, the presence of a disease causing gene never always assures the occurrence of the disease. This is because environmental factors do interfere with genome expression.