available SNP databases such as SeattleSNPs (http://pga.mbt.washington.edu/) and GeneSNPs (http://www.genome.utah.edu/genesnps/) sometimes offer better coverage since they contain genotype information from resequencing of genes or candidate regions. An international collaborative effort launched in 2008, The 1000 Genomes Project aims to resequence 1000 individuals using third generation high-throughput resequencing technologies (http://www.1000genomes.org). The outcome of this project will greatly facilitate the follow up of genetic studies and will be a main resource for the development of new analytical and experimental methods.
