Obiettivo
ENGAGE (European Network for Genetic and Genomic Epidemiology) has, as its central objective, the translation of the wealth of data emerging from large-scale research efforts in molecular epidemiology into information of direct relevance to future advances in clinical medicine. ENGAGE will do this through the integration of very large-scale genetic and phenotypic data already available from a substantial number of large and well-characterised European (and other) sample sets of various types. The initial focus will be an integrated analysis of >80,000 genomewide association scans available to the consortium, thereby identifying the large number of novel disease-susceptibility variants undetectable in individual studies. Early studies will concentrate on metabolic and cardiovascular phenotypes, with subsequent expansion to apply the methods developed and lessons learned in other disease areas. The ENGAGE framework has been designed to be adaptable to advances that enable global analyses of other sources of genomic variation (eg structural and epigenetic variants), and to broadening of the phenotypic spectrum (to genomic endophenotypes in particular). The clinical and public health relevance of the novel disease- and trait-susceptibility variants we identify will be evaluated using the breadth and diversity of ENGAGE cohorts (DNAs and serum/plasma samples from over 600,000 individuals). The final step will be to effect responsible clinical translation of our major findings. As well as advances in the understanding of disease pathogenesis which may underpin novel therapeutic advances, we expect to provide clear proof-of-principle that genetic and genomic discoveries can be translated into diagnostic indicators for common diseases with the capacity to stratify risk, monitor disease progression and predict and monitor therapeutic response. ENGAGE has assembled the best researchers, clinical samples and statistical and technical expertise in Europe to realise these goals.
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CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinatore
00014 HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO
Finlandia
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Partecipanti (25)
OX1 2JD Oxford
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69117 Heidelberg
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BT7 1NN Belfast
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WC2R 2LS London
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CB21 6DF Great Abington
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2333 ZA Leiden
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3015 GD Rotterdam
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85764 Neuherberg
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17177 Stockholm
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22100 LUND
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751 05 Uppsala
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100 44 Stockholm
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0456 Oslo
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51005 Tartu
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101 Reykjavik
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M5G 0 A3 TORONTO, ONTARIO
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H3C3J7 Montreal
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08003 Barcelona
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LE1 7RH Leicester
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23562 Lubeck
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SW7 2AZ LONDON
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QLD 4006 Herston
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CB10 1SA SAFFRON WALDEN
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1459 Riga
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H3A0G4 Montreal
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