A team of researchers led by the National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) has reduced the total figure that makes up the human genome by 1,700 genes , thus obtaining that our genome is finally made up of 19,000 genes. To do this, they carried out state-of-the-art bioinformatics and genetic analyzes, as well as the use of data from seven previous mass spectrometry studies, the most powerful tool for detecting molecules, in this case proteins from more than 50 tissues. humans.
This change in the number of human genes, those that originate proteins, could cause a redefinition of the map of the human genome , according to the conclusions published in the journal Human Molecular Genetics .
“The part of the genome that produces proteins is in constant motion. Nobody could have imagined a few years ago that with such a small number of genes something so complex could be done ”, says Alfonso Valencia, co-author of the study.
The study of the human genome, a rather complex task, dates back to the 80s, with the achievement of the launching of the Human Genome Project in 2001, which was entirely dedicated to sequencing the genome , thus opening the possibility of deciphering the genetic profile of any person.
