ArmenPress
Nov 18 2004

ARMENIAN GENETIC REGISTRY TO BE CREATED IN 2007

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS: Tamara Sarkisian, the director
of a National Academy of Sciences affiliated medical genetics
registry center, told Armenpress that the national genetic registry
will be set up in Armenia in 2007 that will allow to have the overall
genetic picture of Armenians. She said the center was officially
opened in 1999, though researches had been made since 1997.
She said genetic studies allow more precise diagnoses of
illnesses, their origin and to carry out preventive measures. The
center, the sole one in the region, was created with the assistance
of the government and international donor organizations. Tamara
Sarkisian said the center cooperates with counterpart organizations
in Europe, USA and Russia.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress