THL Biobank EGA Datasets

Several genomic datasets are available through the European Genome-phenome Archive (EGA).
European Genome-phenome Archive website

Pseudonymized datasets

Several genomic datasets produced as part of research projects done at Sanger Institute are available through EGA.

  • Randomly-selected, unrelated individuals (Dataset ID EGAD00000000026)
    • Illumina 610-Quad, n=518
    • Study: An immune response network associated with blood lipid levels (Study ID: EGAS00000000086)
  • Dilgom Exome (Dataset ID: EGAD000010002000)
    • Illumina HiSeq 2000, n=130
    • Study: Dilgom Exome (Study ID: EGAS00001000086)
  • Kuusamo whole exome sequencing (Dataset ID: EGAD00001000299)
    • Study: Illumina HiSeq 2000, n=24
    • Study: Genetic variation in Kuusamo (Study ID: EGAS00001000020)
  • ENGAGE - Amendment “500 genes exon sequencing” (Dataset ID: EGAD00001000403)
    • Illumina HiSeq 2000, n=394
    • Study ENGAGE Amendment 500 genes exon sequencing (Study ID: EGAS00001000137)
  • Genetic background for the major psychiatric disorders in the general Finnish population (Dataset ID: EGAD00001001250)
    • Illumina HiSeq 2000, n=731
    • Study: Genetic background for the major psychiatric disorders in the general Finnish population (Study ID: EGAS00001000162)
  • Genetic background for cardio vascular disorders in the general Finnish population (Dataset ID: EGAD00001001251)
    • Illumina HiSeq 2000, n=966
    • Study: Genetic background for cardio vascular disorders in the general Finnish population (Study ID: EGAS00001000229)

Anonymized dataset

One dataset including anonymized metagenomic sequence data from individuals who underwent fecal sampling is available through EGA.

  • Metagenome for FINRISK2002 (Dataset ID: EGAD00001007035)
    • Illumina HiSeq 4000, n=7231
    • Study: Gut metagenome/FINRISK 2002 (Salosensaari et al. Nature Comms 2021) (Study ID: EGAS00001005020)

Additional information

The access to these datasets can be requested via THL Biobank’s standard application process using THL Biobank Application Portal (REMS). Please note that when applying for these specific datasets, no related phenotype data can be applied for. If other data is needed for the project, please make an application to use the sample collections in question.

Access to samples and data

Availability queries and application process to access THL Biobank resources

Contact

admin.biobank (at) thl.fi

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