Butte's Approach

RESULT:

1. Understanding about the activity of genes across diseases

2. Connections between different diseases at the genetic level

3. Possibility of using existing medicines for one disease to treat another disease

Measure activity of all genes in

the human genome

Image: Oval: Measure activity of all genes in the human genome

Find gene activity overlap to

Many diseases

Image: Oval: Many diseases Image: Arrow pointing down to "Find gene activities overlap to" Image: Arrow pointing down to "Many diseases"