Renal cell carcinoma accounts for approximately 2% of all cancers diagnosed in the UK, although it is difficultto treat, with a cure rate of about a third.
Only by understanding the subtle genetic variations among hundreds of thousands of people--by sifting out the molecular misnomers that predispose someone to a particular malady--will scientists learn how to better predict, diagnose and ultimately curedifficult diseases like diabetes, schizophrenia and heart failure.