The nation’s ambitious quest to map the DNA of 100,000 people has reached the halfway mark in just over a year, with about 50,000 people’s genomes – or complete set of genes – sequenced so far.

Precision medicine offers an effective means of translating research into more efficient healthcare delivery systems and better health outcomes for Singaporeans.

In December last year, I launched the SG100K research programme, a collaboration between the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore Eye Research Institute and Singapore National Eye Centre.

Asians with an excess amount of visceral fat - the type of fat wrapped around the internal organs - tend to have poorer cognitive performance, according to a recently published study by researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

A research programme aims to map the DNA and the complete set of genomes of 100,000 Singaporeans and permanent residents. The information may hold the key to pinpointing underlying causes of illnesses and chronic diseases.

The SG100K genetic study is a step in a potentially revolutionary field. But as with all tech breakthroughs, there are ethical and other dilemmas that need attention as well, said Singapore’s Health Minister at last week’s official launch of the research project. Here are edited excerpts of his speech.

Men aged 30 to 40 are needed for Singapore’s quest to map the DNA of 100,000 Singaporeans as part of research to find new ways of predicting and preventing diseases here and in Asia.

Singapore has launched the SG100K research programme in a bid to enable the development of precision medicine -- the tailoring of disease prevention and treatment after taking into account the differences in the persons' genes -- in Singapore.

LKCMedicine has embarked on Singapore’s largest longitudinal study. Called SG100K, this landmark, comprehensive population health study of 100,000 Singaporeans will span over a few decades to identify the social, environmental, lifestyle, and genetic factors associated with diseases prevalent in Singapore, such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer.

This is quite a milestone and it is really a privilege today to launch the SG100K research programme.

With Singapore facing a growing burden of long-term health conditions, the SG100K study is aiming to map the DNA and the complete set of genes of 100,000 Singaporeans and permanent residents.

The Republic is embarking on a mission to map the DNA and the complete set of genes of 100,000 Singaporeans - to unravel clues that will further the population's health and well-being.

SINGAPURA sedang menjalankan misi pemetaan DNA dan set lengkap gen bagi 100,000 warga negara ini - bagi merungkai petunjuk yang dapat memperbaiki kesihatan dan kesejahteraan penduduk.

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has embarked on a 20-year study to better predict and prevent chronic diseases among Singaporeans, one that aims to become a landmark in studying the health of Asians.

南洋理工大学李光前医学院正式推出人口与社区健康实验室，以研究如何提早预防和治疗疾病。

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on Monday (Jun 18) launched a suite of new research centres and laboratories to study the chronic diseases that affect Singaporeans.

李光前医学院下来20年将对一万人展开研究，了解新加坡人比较可能患糖尿病或心血管疾病等的原因。

Universiti Teknologi Nanyang (NTU) hari ini (18 Jun) melancarkan beberapa pusat penyelidikan dan makmal baru untuk mengkaji penyakit-penyakit kronik yang menjejas rakyat Singapura.

சிங்கப்பூரர்களைப் பாதிக்கும் நாட்பட்ட நோய்களைக் கண்டறியவும் அவற்றைத் தடுக்கவும் நன்யாங் தொழில்நுட்பப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்(என்டியு) 20 ஆண்டுகால ஆய்வு ஒன்றைத் தொடங்கியுள்ளது.

London is hosting Singapore Day 2018 on Saturday 24 March, giving thousands of Singaporeans living in the capital a chance to reconnect.