Leveraging European infrastructures to access 1 million human genomes by 2022

Human genomics is undergoing a step change from being a predominantly research-driven activity to one driven through health care as many countries in Europe now have nascent precision medicine programmes. To maximize the value of the genomic data generated, these data will need to be shared between...

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Published in:	Nature reviews. Genetics 2019-11, Vol.20 (11), p.693-701
Main Authors:	Saunders, Gary, Baudis, Michael, Becker, Regina, Beltran, Sergi, Béroud, Christophe, Birney, Ewan, Brooksbank, Cath, Brunak, Søren, Van den Bulcke, Marc, Drysdale, Rachel, Capella-Gutierrez, Salvador, Flicek, Paul, Florindi, Francesco, Goodhand, Peter, Gut, Ivo, Heringa, Jaap, Holub, Petr, Hooyberghs, Jef, Juty, Nick, Keane, Thomas M, Korbel, Jan O, Lappalainen, Ilkka, Leskosek, Brane, Matthijs, Gert, Mayrhofer, Michaela Th, Metspalu, Andres, Navarro, Arcadi, Newhouse, Steven, Nyrönen, Tommi, Page, Angela, Persson, Bengt, Palotie, Aarno, Parkinson, Helen, Rambla, Jordi, Salgado, David, Steinfelder, Erik, Swertz, Morris A, Valencia, Alfonso, Varma, Susheel, Blomberg, Niklas, Scollen, Serena
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Language:	eng
Subjects:	Access control Bioinformatics Bioinformatik Biomedical Research Biotechnology industry Europe Genome, Human Genomes Genomic libraries Genomics Human Genome Project Humans Information management Precision medicine
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Summary:	Human genomics is undergoing a step change from being a predominantly research-driven activity to one driven through health care as many countries in Europe now have nascent precision medicine programmes. To maximize the value of the genomic data generated, these data will need to be shared between institutions and across countries. In recognition of this challenge, 21 European countries recently signed a declaration to transnationally share data on at least 1 million human genomes by 2022. In this Roadmap, we identify the challenges of data sharing across borders and demonstrate that European research infrastructures are well-positioned to support the rapid implementation of widespread genomic data access.
ISSN:	1471-0056 1471-0064 1471-0064