Sudlow, C. et al. (2015) UK Biobank: An open access resource for identifying the causes of a wide range of complex diseases of middle and old age. PLoS Medicine, 12(3), e1001779. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001779) (PMID:25826379) (PMCID:PMC4380465)
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Abstract
UK Biobank is a very large and detailed prospective study with over 500,000 participants aged 40–69 years when recruited in 2006–2010. The study has collected and continues to collect extensive phenotypic and genotypic detail about its participants, including data from questionnaires, physical measures, sample assays, accelerometry, multimodal imaging, genome-wide genotyping and longitudinal follow-up for a wide range of health-related outcomes. Wide consultation; input from scientific, management, legal, and ethical partners; and industrial-scale, centralised processes have been essential to the development of this resource. UK Biobank is available for open access, without the need for collaboration, to any bonafide researcher who wishes to use it to conduct health-related research for the benefit of the public.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Additional Information: | UK Biobank has received funding from the UK Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, Department of Health, British Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK, Northwest Regional Development Agency, Scottish Government, and Welsh Assembly Government. |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Pell, Professor Jill |
Authors: | Sudlow, C., Gallacher, J., Allen, N., Beral, V., Burton, P., Danesh, J., Downey, P., Elliott, P., Green, J., Landray, M., Liu, B., Matthews, P., Ong, G., Pell, J., Silman, A., Young, A., Sprosen, T., Peakman, T., and Collins, R. |
College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Public Health |
Journal Name: | PLoS Medicine |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science |
ISSN: | 1549-1277 |
ISSN (Online): | 1549-1676 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2015 The Authors |
First Published: | First published in PLoS Medicine 12(3):e1001779 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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