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Utah researchers launch world’s largest gene-mapping study for kids, seek 50,000 volunteers

Doctors hope to find genetic markers to identify cancer, heart disease and other disorders.

(Photo courtesy of Intermountain Healthcare) Dr. John Bonkowsky, director of Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital’s Center for Personalized Medicine, is one of the researchers involved in Intermountain's HerediGene: Children's Study, the largest genetic mapping study of children ever. The study is seeking 50,000 volunteers.