We now have initiated clinical trials on three gene-based medicines, and very shortly, a fourth will follow. That's a technical detail. We work with a lot of companies but we've recently formed an alliance with an Israeli company to span three types of gene analysis. One, where the genes are located on the chromosome. We found them without knowing where they map.
Mapping can determine what a gene's role is in inheritance.
Second,we wish to compare genes obtained for variation. Variation can be useful for a number of different purposes. Finally we wish to analyze what are called splice variants. One gene can give rise to several different proteins depending on how it's processed in the body. Since we've isolated our genes from all areas of the body we know a great deal about how they are formed, what their variants.