From: Extracting research-quality phenotypes from electronic health records to support precision medicine
Projects | Region | Start year | Website | Aims |
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eMERGE | United States | 2007 | To develop methods and best practices for the utilization of EHRs for genetic research | |
i2b2 | United States | 2004 | To provide researchers with useful tools to leverage EHRs for clinical and genetic research | |
PGPop | United States | 2010 | To understand how a person’s genes affect his or her response to medicines | |
deCODE genetics | Iceland | 1996 | To leverage population-based and EHR-linked biosamples to investigate inherited causes of common diseases | |
UK Biobank | United Kingdom | 2007 | To improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of serious and life-threatening illnesses through a collection of around 500,000 volunteers' biosamples and clinical information | |
MVP | United States | 2011 | To enroll one million volunteers and use their clinical and genetic data to improve health care for veterans | |
KP RPGEH | United States | 2009 | To examine the genetic and environmental factors that influence common diseases | |
CKB | China | 2004 | To explore the complex interplay between genes and environmental factors on the risks of common chronic diseases |