Generally, it is difficult to research the cause of the pediatric disease because of the small population.
For example, the drug dosage for the pediatric disease isn't strictly decided, and the pharmacy have to calculate depend on children weight.
BBC announced the important data base was opened.
This is a children cancer catalogs, which includes the children genetic mutation.
The cause of the pediatric cancer isn't known as well.
This reason is that their population is too small to research this mechanism.
Moreover, the big pharma might not be interested in the drug development for pediatrics, because this market is small and clinical trial would be difficult.
However, to cure the children is very important.
In the future, the older population will be exactly bigger than the young population, but young men have to support to the aged men.
So, the young men won't be able to help if we research the pediatric cancer.
Scientists unveil extensive child cancer research data
The US Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has mapped the entire genome - all the DNA - of 260 young cancer patients.
By finding differences between each youngster's normal and cancerous cells, scientists have pinpointed causes of some of the most deadly child cancers.
They hope by sharing their work others will be able to make new breakthroughs.
Scientists unveil extensive child cancer research data - BBC News
This data base is fully opened.
So, everyone could access easily and analyze deeply.
I believe the good solution from this data base would be found near future.
