COLAUS Study
Initiatives
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To better understand the epidemiology of cardiovascular risk factors and diseases in the Swiss population and To discover new genetic determinants of these conditions.
**research.colaus@chuv.ch**
- Start Year
- 2003
- Funding
- Fonds national suisse (FNS)
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
Marker Paper
Firmann M, Mayor V, Marques Vidal P, Bochud M, Pécoud A, Hayoz D, Paccaud F, Preisig M, Song KS, Yuan X, et al. The CoLaus study: a population-based study to investigate the genetic determinants of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2008; 8:6.; DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-6.
PUBMED 18366642
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- Number of participants with biosamples
- 6,734
- Supplementary Information
- Aged 35-75 years old (swiss population)
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
On the study website : https://www.colaus-psycolaus.ch/colaus/