The aim of the project is to identify intragenic SNPs, which are frequent (allele frequency of more than 5%) in Thai populations. An SNP database will be completed of all genes identified in the whole human genome and their regulatory regions with allele frequency and LD block patterns in Thai and other (French, Japanese and African) populations. This database will also contain other information including genomic sequences, genomic structure, primer sequences, functional genomics etc., and it will be used for the following:

• Identification of disease associated genes for both the candidate gene approach and systematic genome screening.
• Pharmacogenomics

  The information obtained from this database will also be used for the Asian SNP consortium as a contribution from Thailand.

• Anthropology