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Human Molecular Genetics, 2001, Vol. 10, No. 20 2209-2214
© 2001 Oxford University Press

Sequence variation and disease in the wake of the draft human genome

Leo Goodstadt and Chris P. Ponting+

MRC Functional Genetics Unit, Department of Human Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK

The sequencing phase of the human genome project will soon be over. In its wake, repertoires of sequence polymorphisms among the human population are being sampled and a battery of functional genomics projects, from gene and protein expression studies to whole proteome interaction experiments, are generating vast quantities of data. Now that the data, or the means to generate data, are available it is the application of this information in enhancing our understanding of biology that represents the next formidable challenge. Two prominent issues should be considered. First, existing data must be analysed using the best methods available. The prediction of enzymatic activity for bestrophin, whose gene is mutated in Best macular dystrophy, is described in this review. This is an example of the experimentally testable hypotheses that can result from such detailed and exhaustive analyses. Secondly, the torrents of data from high-throughput studies will need to be made more accessible to all using web-based resources that integrate and digest complementary data types. The internet sites that showcase the human genome sequence are blazing a new trail. Ultimately, the success of genome sequencing and functional genomics will be measured not by the quantity and accuracy of raw data generated, but how rapidly they can be harnessed to span the divide between genotype and phenotype.

+ To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel/Fax: +44 1865 272175; Email: chris.ponting@anat.ox.ac.uk


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