UQ to host national push for next-gen therapy manufacturing

Genome sequencing has been used to determine how much genes influence human characteristics including height and weight, and susceptibility to diseases like Type 2 diabetes, in a study co-led by UQ researchers and collaborators at genomic technology company Illumina, Inc.

Lower body mass index (BMI), blood pressure and cholesterol were not always the most important factors when considering a person’s overall risk of dying, University of Queensland research has concluded.