First Indian Genome
The First Indian Genome was announced on 8th of December 2009. To this effect, an announcement was made in the Indian Parliament by Shri Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Science and Technology on Sequencing of the first human genome in India.
Collaborating Laboratories
Press Release
CSIR scientists map first human genome in India Press Trust of India - Dec 8, 2009
Vice President congratulates CSIR scientists for decoding human genome in India
Press Information Bureau (press release) - Dec 8, 2009
Excerpts from the Press Release
8th Dec 2009
CSIR scientist at IGIB, Delhi declared success in decoding the sequence of an anonymous healthy Indian citizen. The Human Genome has 3.1 billion basepairs. The team at IGIB generated data using next generation sequencing technology. This next-generation sequencing technology enables massively parallel sequencing of millions of genomic fragments of 76 base pairs, which are then mapped back to the reference human genome. This humongous exercise was made possible with the CSIR Supercomputing facility at IGIB.
Publication
Patowary A,Purkanti R, Singh M, Chauhan RK, Bhartiya D, Dwivedi OP, Chauhan G, Bharadwaj D, Sivasubbu S*,Scaria V*
Systematic analysis and functional annotation of variations in the genome of an Indian individual
Human Mutation (2012) Jul;33(7):1133-40.
doi: 10.1002/humu.22091. Epub 2012 Apr 16. [Genome Browser]
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First time in India, CSIR scientists complete human genome sequencingCentral Chronicle - Dec 8, 2009In a major development that could considerably boost life expectancy and disease diagnostics in India, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ...
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CSIR scientists map first human genome in IndiaPress Trust of India - Dec 8, 2009New Delhi, Dec 8 (PTI) A team of scientists of the CSIR today declared success in decoding the genome sequencing of an Indian citizen, a move that opens ...
Vice President congratulates CSIR scientists for decoding human genome in IndiaPress Information Bureau (press release) - Dec 8, 2009The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has congratulated the scientists of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) working at ...
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