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. 2021 Oct 19;30(7):782–789. doi: 10.1038/s41431-021-00976-w

Table 1.

Landscape of genomic health data generation in the UK.

Source NHS GMS [2] 100kGP [1] DDD [31]; NIHR BRRD [32] UK Biobank [3] OFH [5] DTC [8]
Clinically directed? Yes; according to NGTD Yes; according to 100kGP eligibility criteria Yes; rare disease No No No
Goals Diagnosis, treatment, research database; embedding WGS into routine care

Diagnosis, treatment, research database;

NHS transformation

Diagnosis, treatment, research database Research database Research database for early detection of disease Individual health and non-health related results; research database
Technology Sequencing (whole genome or gene panel) Sequencing (whole genome)

Sequencing

(whole exome/ genome)

SNP genotyping; sequencing

(whole exome/ genome)

SNP genotyping SNP genotyping or sequencing
Individual genetic findings made available? Yes (pertinent to presentation)

Yes

(pertinent to presentation, and ‘additional

findings’)

Yes (pertinent to presentation) No Yes (PRS) Yes (selected)
Finance Public Publica, charitable Public, charitable Public, charitable Public, commercial Commercial
Scale 500,000 genomes 100,000 genomes 13,500 families; 13,000 participants 500,000 participants 5 million participants Unlimited

DDD Deciphering Developmental Disorders.

NIHR BRRD, BioResource for Rare Diseases.

aManaged by Genomics England, a company set up and run by the UK Department of Health and Social Care.