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To: William H Huebl who wrote (51725)	5/16/2001 10:08:21 AM
From: Skeet Shipman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94695

New Finding Accelerates Discovery Of Disease Genes And Human Population History In an exciting new development, scientists at the Whitehead Institute Center for Genome Research have found that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in northern Europeans—the single letter DNA differences that underlie disease susceptibility and individual variation—travel together in blocks that are much larger than previously thought. The finding has major implications for mapping disease genes and dissecting human population history. It suggests that mapping the genes for common diseases might be much easier—as much as 8 times easier in fact–-and more manageable and practical than previously thought. It also suggests that it is not necessary for every single SNP to be identified and cataloged before scientists can map genes for human diseases; scientists can embark on this task with the existing collection of SNPs. sciencedaily.com