Nurture or nature? How much do genetics, environment and behaviour each play a part in an individual’s health? This long-standing question has been boosted enormously in recent years with the introduce of ‘omics (collective technologies used to explore roles, relationships and actions of the various types of molecules that make up cells).
Featuring two genotyping platforms and a proteomics platform, and the use of DNA methylation and gene expression analysis, the Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory has supported many landmark PHRI studies over the years, including INTERHEART, INTERSTROKE, ORIGIN and OASIS 4 CURE.
Genetics plays a role in a well as a growing number of PHRI’s current and planned studies – include components of active genetic analysis.