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WASHINGTON (AP) - Government scientists are launching a major project to uncover elusive genetic variations that make people vulnerable to some of the most common diseases, and then determine what in the environment — pollution, behavior, diet — pushes those people into full-blown illness.
The surprise: The National Institutes of Health is trying to raise $60 million from drug companies to help do the work, saying an industry-government partnership is crucial to speed research.
First to donate is the world's largest drug maker, Pfizer Inc., followed by a leading producer of gene-detection equipment, Affymetrix Inc.
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