UK biobank: an open access resource for identifying the causes of a wide range of complex diseases of middle and old age.

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., Collins R.

Cathie Sudlow and colleagues describe the UK Biobank, a large population-based prospective study, established to allow investigation of the genetic and non-genetic determinants of the diseases of middle and old age.

DOI

10.1371/journal.pmed.1001779

Type

Journal article

Journal

PLoS Med

Publication Date

03/2015

Volume

12

Keywords

Access to Information, Adult, Aged, Aging, Biological Specimen Banks, Databases, Factual, Genotype, Humans, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Phenotype, Prospective Studies, Research, United Kingdom

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