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UK Biobank

Definition
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UK Biobank is a large prospective cohort and biobank with extensive genotype, health record, imaging, and lifestyle data, widely used for population-scale genetic association analyses.

Topics
Cohorts and databases
URL
https://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/
Related
Biobank Pan-UK Biobank BGEN

Why it matters in GWAS

Its sample size and deep phenotyping enable high-powered discovery, replication, and method development, while also highlighting issues of ancestry representation and sample relatedness.

Example usage

"Lead loci were discovered in UK Biobank and then tested for replication in external cohorts."

Biobank Pan-UK Biobank BGEN Cohort Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) Participation Bias Phenotype Relatedness
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References

  • Bycroft C, et al. (2018). The UK Biobank resource with deep phenotyping and genomic data. Nature.
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