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The MURDOCK Study Seeking Cabarrus County Participants

The MURDOCK Study, was created in September 2007, when Duke University received the generous $35 million gift from David H. Murdock, owner of Dole Food and Castle & Cooke.The first MURDOCK Study participant was enrolled in February 2009. The study is working toward enrolling 50,000 local residents of Kannapolis and Cabarrus County, N.C.

The MURDOCK Study will re-write the textbook of medicine by reclassifying health and disease using genomic technologies and electronic health records. It is a multi-tiered approach with horizons guiding the study’s plans and objectives. In this far-reaching study design, each component stretches toward incremental knowledge that will illuminate the next horizon of inquiry.

Ultimately, this unprecedented research opportunity will, by applying modern-day technologies, identify genomic linkages within and across major chronic diseases and disorders that are some of today’s leading causes of illness and death. These connections will initiate disease reclassification by identifying novel patterns and characteristics that may predict risk or response to therapy and reveal underlying pathways with therapeutic potential.

We need your help.

1,200 Cabarrus County and Kannapolis residents have enrolled in the MURDOCK Study - we hope to enroll 50,000. ENROLL NOW by calling 877-673-2508 or visit the website: https://www.murdock-study.com/