1. Outline of the Project
(1) Project implementation system
The basic direction for implementation of the present project was decided by the
Expert Committee established by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
(MHLW), and deliberations are currently under way on the assumption that the
Project Implementation Organization will be responsible for the concrete operations.
In the implementation of the project, the implementation organization will promote
the return of results to patients and the utilization of data in collaboration with
medical institutions, sequencing companies, and the Analysis and Data Center, as
well as with industry and academe.

Figure 1. Project implementation system

(2) Return of results to patients
The present Action Plan will be implemented steadily to promote the use of the
accumulated data (this refers to genome data, clinical data, etc.; the same applies
hereafter) in research and drug discovery and the introduction of new, personalized
medical care, and also to ensure that the results are returned to patients at an early
stage.

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