Kaiser Permanente Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health
Initiatives
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Create a resource for research on the genetic and environmental factors that influence common diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, psychiatric disorders, Alzheimer's disease, asthma and other conditions.
- Start Year
- 2000
- End Year
- 2013
- Funding
- Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation, the Ellison Medical Foundation and Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit Program.
- Supplementary Information
Visit RPGEH
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
Marker Paper
Schaefer C; the RPGEH GO Project Collaboration. C-A3-04: The Kaiser Permanente Research Program on Genes, Environment and Health: A Resource for Genetic Epidemiology in Adult Health and Aging. Clin Med Res. 2011;9(3-4):177-178.
PUBMED 3251456
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 100,000
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- The average age of the participants is 65 years; approximately 24% (24,000 of 100,000) are African American, Asian, or Latino; the remaining 76,000 are non-Hispanic white.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
On the study website : https://divisionofresearch.kaiserpermanente.org...