Obiettivo
Despite major efforts, identifying susceptibility genes for common human diseases - cancer, cardiovascular, inflammatory and neurological disorders - is difficult due to the complexity of the underlying causes. The dog population is composed of ~ 400 purebred breeds; each one is a genetic isolate with unique characteristics resulting from persistent selection for desired attributes or from genetic drift / inbreeding. Dogs tend to suffer from the same range of diseases than human but the genetic complexity of these diseases within a breed is reduced as a consequence of the genetic drift and – due to long-range linkage disequilibrium – the number of SNP markers needed to perform whole genome scans is divided by at least ten. Here, we propose a European effort gathering experts in genomics to take advantage of this extraordinary genetic model. Veterinary clinics from 12 European countries will collect DNA samples from large cohorts of dogs suffering from a range of thoroughly defined diseases of relevance to human health. Once these different cohorts will be built, DNA samples will be sent to a centralized, high-throughput SNP genotyping facility. The SNP genotypes will be stored in central database and made available to participating collaborating centres, who will analyze the data with the support of dedicated statistical genetics platforms. Following genome wide association and fine-mapping candidate genes will be followed up at the molecular level by expert animal and human genomics centers. This innovative approach using the dog model will ultimately provide insights into the pathogenesis of common human diseases – its primary goal.
Campo scientifico
Parole chiave
Invito a presentare proposte
FP7-HEALTH-2007-A
Vedi altri progetti per questo bando
Meccanismo di finanziamento
CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinatore
4000 Liege
Belgio
Mostra sulla mappa
Partecipanti (22)
Partecipazione conclusa
0033 OSLO
Mostra sulla mappa
751 05 Uppsala
Mostra sulla mappa
750 07 Uppsala
Mostra sulla mappa
M13 9PL Manchester
Mostra sulla mappa
00014 Helsingin Yliopisto
Mostra sulla mappa
1165 Kobenhavn
Mostra sulla mappa
CB8 7UU SUFFOLK
Mostra sulla mappa
1433 As
Mostra sulla mappa
3584 CS Utrecht
Mostra sulla mappa
3012 Bern
Mostra sulla mappa
CB2 1TN Cambridge
Mostra sulla mappa
75794 Paris
Mostra sulla mappa
69760 LIMONEST
Mostra sulla mappa
94704 MAISONS-ALFORT
Mostra sulla mappa
NW1 OTU London
Mostra sulla mappa
08193 Cerdanyola Del Valles
Mostra sulla mappa
4 Dublin
Mostra sulla mappa
L69 7ZX Liverpool
Mostra sulla mappa
8006 ZURICH
Mostra sulla mappa
80539 MUNCHEN
Mostra sulla mappa
NG7 2RD Nottingham
Mostra sulla mappa
75015 PARIS 15
Mostra sulla mappa