The one-year partnership will focus on identifying patients with abnormal pain conditions and validating the genetic findings as potential targets for drugs.
The University of Edinburgh analyzed more than 6,000 genomes in a year, an effort made possible by a computing center dubbed a "genome factory" by its director.
Proponents believe the Million European Genomes Alliance will spur research, stimulate the life sciences economy, and ultimately improve clinical care.
A 400-sample retrospective analysis in invasive breast cancer will inform a basket trial that the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research hopes to soon launch.
The service, which 23andMe has been piloting for some time, would also give participants access to genetic data in return for their contribution to research.
