Peter Donnelly
Peter Donnelly
Peter James Donnelly, FRS FMedSciis an Australian mathematician and Professor of Statistical Science at the University of Oxford. He is a specialist in applied probability and has made contributions to coalescent theory. His research group at Oxford has an international reputation for the development of statistical methodology to analyze genetic data...
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The aim is to identify DNA variants which play a role in susceptibility or resistance to these diseases. There may be variants that make it more likely that you will get type 2 diabetes, and other variants that have a protective effect against the same disease. With most of these diseases, we understand little about the causes. If we can learn that this gene makes you more or less susceptible, we get important clues as to how the disease works.
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