Genome data returned to the Finnish Biobanks is a valuable resource for healthcare research projects
Large genome data collections are important for the effects of genes to begin to show in analyses. Therefore, genome data returned to the biobanks from research projects are of utmost importance for new genomic studies.
Kati Kristiansson, a leading researcher at THL, and her team utilize genomic data returned from the FinnGen project to the THL Biobank in their research work.
“As much data as possible is needed to study common diseases, as the effects of individual genes may be only minor. Therefore, it is extremely important that we can utilize previously produced large datasets as they enable the effects of individual genes to become detectable”, says Kristiansson.
