Longitudinal multi-omics data, clinical tests and biomarker analyses across a large cohort lay the groundwork for understanding the transition from wellness to disease.
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A.J.B. is supported by the National Institutes of Health under award number 1OT2OD024611. The content is solely the responsibility of the author and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
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A.J.B. has a minor investment in Illumina and other biotech companies. He is a cofounder and consultant to Personalis, a company offering services in medical genome sequencing. A.J.B. is a scientific advisor to Geisinger Health System, Helix, and uBiome. In the recent past, he has been a consultant to Regeneron, 10x Genomes, Verinata and Pathway Genomics.
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Butte, A. Big data opens a window onto wellness. Nat Biotechnol 35, 720–721 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3934
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