Association of lymphotoxin α NcoI gene polymorphism and the genetic predisposition of coronary heart disease
Supporters of the UK project hope that in future doctors will be able accurately to pinpoint a person's risk of developing a particular disease, based on their genetic predisposition.
The DNA from a single human hair, for example, may be sufficient to alert a prospective employer or health insurer to a person's genetic predisposition to disease.
