Table 1.
Large-scale cohort studies with genomic information
| Project | Description | Website | Country | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Genome Project (HGP) | The Initial sequencing program of the human genome | https://www.genome.gov/human-genome-project | International | [1] |
| International HapMap Project | Study of the common pattern of human genetic variation using SNP array | https://www.genome.gov/10001688/international-hapmap-project | International | [2] |
| 1000 Genomes Project | Determining the human genetic variation by means of whole-genome sequencing in population scale | https://www.internationalgenome.org | International | [3] |
| Human Genome Diversity Project | Biological samples and genetic data collection from different population groups throughout the world | https://www.hagsc.org/hgdp/ | International | [8] |
| Simon Genome Diversity Project | Whole-genome sequencing project of diverse human populations | https://docs.cancergenomicscloud.org/v1.0/docs/simons-genome-diversity-project-sgdp-dataset | International | [9] |
| Genome Asia 100k | WGS-based genome study of people in South and East Asia | https://genomeasia100k.org/ | International | [10] |
| UK Biobank | Biobank study involving 500,000 residents in the UK | https://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk | UK | [11] |
| Genomics England | WGS-based genome study of patient with rare disease and their families and cancer patients in England | https://www.genomicsengland.co.uk/ | UK | [12] |
| FinnGen | Nationwide biobank and genome cohort study in Finland | https://www.finngen.fi/en | Finnland | [13] |
| Tohoku Medical Megabank Project | Biobank and genome cohort study for local area (north-east region) in Japan | https://www.megabank.tohoku.ac.jp/english | Japan | [14, 15] |
| Biobank Japan | Nationwide patient-based biobank and genome cohort study in Japan | https://biobankjp.org/english/index.html | Japan | [16] |
| Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) | A genomic medicine research project to perform omics analysis pre-existing cohort samples | https://www.nhlbiwgs.org | USA | [17] |
| BioMe Biobank | Electronic health record-linked biobank of patients from the Mount Sinai Healthcare System | https://icahn.mssm.edu/research/ipm/programs/biome-biobank | USA | [18] |
| Michigan Genomics Initiative | Electronic health record-linked biobank of patients from the University of Michigan Health System | https://precisionhealth.umich.edu/our-research/michigangenomics/ | USA | [19] |
| BioVU | Repository of DNA samples and genetic information in Vanderbilt University Medical Center | https://victr.vumc.org/biovu-description/ | USA | [20] |
| DiscovEHR | Electronic health record-linked genome study of participants in Geisinger’s MyCode Community Health Initiative | http://www.discovehrshare.com/ | USA | [21] |
| eMERGE | Consortium of biorepositories with electronic medical record systems and genomic information | https://www.genome.gov/Funded-Programs-Projects/Electronic-Medical-Records-and-Genomics-Network-eMERGE | USA | [22] |
| Kaiser Permanente Research Bank | Nationwide biobank collecting genetic information from a blood sample, medical record information, and survey data on lifestyle from seven areas of US | https://researchbank.kaiserpermanente.org/ | USA | [23] |
| Million Veteran Program | Genome cohort study and biobank of participants of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system | https://www.research.va.gov/mvp/ | USA | [24] |
| CARTaGENE | Biobank study of 43,000 Québec residents | https://www.cartagene.qc.ca/en/home | Canada | [25] |
| lifelines | Multigenerational cohort study that includes over 167,000 participants from the northern population of the Netherlands | https://www.lifelines.nl/ | Netherlands | [26] |
| Taiwan Biobank | Nationwide biobank and genome cohort study of residents in Taiwan | https://www.twbiobank.org.tw/test_en/index.php | Taiwan | [27] |
| China Kadoorie Biobank | Genome cohort study of patients with chronic diseases in China | https://www.ckbiobank.org/site/ | China | [28] |