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Christian Gieger, H.-Erich Wichmann

Biobanks in Genetic-epidemiological Research such as KORA-gen

Keywords: biobanks, genetics, epidemiology, biostatistics, bioethics

Biobanks are an important tool of genetic epidemiology, which investigates the role of genetic factors and their interaction with environmental factors (in a broad meaning) for the occurrence of diseases in human populations. KORA-gen is a biobank in Southern Germany based on the KORA platform (Cooperative health research in the Region of Augsburg). In KORA-gen phenotypic and genotypic information as well as environmental data and biosamples are available of 18,000 adults in the age range 25 to 74 years.

it – Information Technology (vormals it+ti), Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag

Print ISSN: 1611-2776
Volume: 49, 06/2007
Pages: 381 - 387

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