Genome Canada and CIHR team up to fund research into childhood cancers, rare diseases

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March 2, 2011

New pilot project

Two research teams have received $5.6 million in funding to launch the world's first large-scale projects focused on the genetic causes of childhood cancers and rare disorders. The funding from Genome Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the regional genome centres of Quebec and British Columbia will support pan-Canadian research consortia that will utilize the rapid advances in genomic sequencing which have accelerated the identification of disease genes while dramatically driving down the cost.

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