The project was established to sequence 100,000 genomes from around 85,000 NHS patients affected by a rare disease, or cancer

The Project would also create a new genomic medicine service for the NHS – transforming the way people are cared for and bringing advanced diagnosis and personalised treatments to all those who need them.

Combining genomic sequence data with medical records has created a ground-breaking research resource. Researchers are currently studying how best to use genomics in healthcare and how best to interpret the data to help patients.