They have been used to study cancer,AIDS,genetic testing, and drugs for illnesses including influenza,herpes and Parkinson's disease.
VOA: special.2010.07.21
In 2001 Grove and a doctor friend at Stanford University sent a letter to NIH director Elias Zerhouni with advice on how to organize NIH research grants around different diseases, including Parkinson's.
His team has used the data to narrow the location of 21 genes for a like number of disorders, including arthritis, Parkinson's disease, obesity and stroke.
Stefansson's team has used the data to narrow the location of 21 genes for a like number of disorders, including arthritis, Parkinson's disease, obesity and stroke.