UK Biobank partners with the EGA

(European Molecular Biology Laboratory - European Bioinformatics Institute) UK Biobank has established a partnership with the European Genome-phenome Archive (EGA), a joint resource developed by EMBL-EBI and the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG).- UK Biobank, which manages health information on over 500,000 individuals, will share its genetic data in its first release via EGA.- Distribution of the data via the EGA will ensure long-term data security, accessibility and sustainability, which will help researchers to better understand human disease.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news