Mayo Clinic gets genes from 100,000 patients for predictive analytics database
Becker's Healthcare October 13, 2023
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has sequenced the genes of more than 100,000 patients for a database that will be used for precision medicine and predictive analytics.
The health system set out on the project in 2020 with genomics company Helix. The so-called Tapestry research study was completed 18 months ahead of schedule, a Helix spokesperson told Becker’s on Oct. 12. Mayo now plans to launch a follow-up study, Tapestry 2.0, in 2024.
“This expansion underscores the interest among people to learn about their own hereditary conditions and to...