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YORK, Pa. — WellSpan Health on Monday issued an invitation to the community to participate in the Gene Health Project, which will identify and study how genetic factors may influence a person's health while supporting new research discoveries, the healthcare organization said.
“At WellSpan, we want to be on the leading edge of what we are able to offer our patients, providing first-class clinical care right here In South Central Pennsylvania, and the Gene Health Project allows us to offer that next level care to our patients," said Dr. C. Anwar Chahal, principal investigator for the study and director of the Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases at WellSpan Health.
Helix reports that for every 100 people studied, there could be one to two people who will have a genetic variant that may put them at risk for one of the conditions reported as part of this project, WellSpan said. Participation is completely voluntary, with results accessible to each patient and their physicians. The privacy protected genomic data will then be used for future research opportunities.Sequence Once, Query Often™ modelThis allows for future testing on the collected samples that may provide new health insights without the need to collect additional genetic material, WellSpan said.
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