| UK Biobank | |
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 UK Biobank Co-ordinating and Assessment Centre | |
| Mission statement | "Improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of serious and life-threatening illnesses – including cancer, heart diseases, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, eye disorders, depression and forms of dementia." |
| Commercial? | No |
| Location | Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK |
| Founder | Rory Collins |
| Established | January 2007 |
| Website | www |
UK Biobank is a large long-term biobank study in the United Kingdom (UK) which is investigating the respective contributions of genetic predisposition and environmental exposure (including nutrition, lifestyle, medications etc.) to the development of disease. It began in 2006.[1][2][3][4] UK Biobank has been cited as an important resource for cancer research.[5]
Based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, it is incorporated as a limited company[6] and registered charity[7] in England and Wales, and registered as a charity[8] in Scotland.[9][10][11]
- ^ UK Biobank home page
- ^ UK Biobank data showcase enumerating currently available data
- ^ UK Biobank Ethics and Governance Council home page
- ^ Will Biobank Pay Off? – 2003 BBC article mentions criticisms of UK Biobank
- ^ Conroy MC, Lacey B, Bešević J, Omiyale W, Feng Q, Effingham M, Sellers J, Sheard S, Pancholi M, Gregory G, Busby J, Collins R, Allen NE. (2023). "UK Biobank: a globally important resource for cancer research". British Journal of Cancer. 128: 519–527. doi:10.1038/s41416-022-02053-5. PMC 9938115. PMID 36402876.
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- ^ "UK Biobank, registered charity no. 1101332". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ "UK Biobank, Registered Charity no. SC039230". Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
- ^ Sudlow, Cathie; Gallacher, John; Allen, Naomi; Beral, Valerie; Burton, Paul; Danesh, John; Downey, Paul; Elliott, Paul; Green, Jane; Landray, Martin; Liu, Bette; Matthews, Paul; Ong, Giok; Pell, Jill; Silman, Alan; Young, Alan; Sprosen, Tim; Peakman, Tim; Collins, Rory (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. PMC 4380465. PMID 25826379.
- ^ Allen, N. E.; Sudlow, C.; Peakman, T.; Collins, R. (2014). "UK Biobank Data: Come and Get It". Science Translational Medicine. 6 (224): 224ed4. doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.3008601. PMID 24553384. S2CID 206684216.
- ^ Collins, Rory (2012). "What makes UK Biobank special?". The Lancet. 379 (9822): 1173–1174. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60404-8. PMID 22463865. S2CID 205965558.