FarGen: Bioresource From the Faroe Genome Project

The Faroe Genome Project (FarGen) explores the genetic variation within the isolated population of the Faroe Islands. FarGen is an open bioresource comprising 3% of the entire Faroese population, available for further investigation of both rare and common diseases. The 1,541 volunteers include repre...

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Published in:Open Journal of Bioresources
Main Authors: Noomi Oddmarsdóttir Gregersen, Katrin Didriksen Apol, Pál Weihe, Bjarni á Steig, Guðrið Andorsdóttir
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2021
Subjects:
whole-blood
dna
genetic data
health- and socio-demographic data
Medicine
R
Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
R858-859.7
Faroe Islands
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5334/ojb.71
https://doaj.org/article/b1c756b888414d0f805a1b4c70b7dc3f
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Summary:The Faroe Genome Project (FarGen) explores the genetic variation within the isolated population of the Faroe Islands. FarGen is an open bioresource comprising 3% of the entire Faroese population, available for further investigation of both rare and common diseases. The 1,541 volunteers include representatives from all sub-regions of the islands, and health- and socio-demographic data is collected by questionnaire, Multi-Generation Registry, Diagnostic-Registry, and National Registry. The FarGeninfrastructure is already open to research teams, and is being used in research of various complex disorders. Future aim is to reach 5000 samples i.e. 10% of the entire Faroese population.

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