Wanted: Men aged 30 to 40 for study to map DNA of 100,000 Singaporeans

When completed, the study, called SG100K, will create one of the Republic’s biggest research data sets. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Men aged 30 to 40 are needed for Singapore’s quest to map the DNA of 100,000 Singaporeans as part of research to find new ways of predicting and preventing diseases here and in Asia.

Making this call on Friday (Dec 16) after the official launch of the study, its lead investigator, Professor John Chambers of Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), said he has observed that working adults below 40, particularly men, find it difficult to make time for the study. It involves a check-up that lasts an average of about five hours.