Cohort Profile: The Nijmegen Biomedical Study (NBS)
Cohort Profile: The Nijmegen Biomedical Study (NBS)
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DOI:
10.1093/ije/dyw268
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发表时间:
2017-08-01
影响因子:
7.7
通讯作者:
Kiemeney, Lambertus A. L. M.
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作者:
Galesloot, Tessel E.;Vermeulen, Sita H.;Kiemeney, Lambertus A. L. M.
The Nijmegen Biomedical Study (NBS) is a population-based study that was initiated (by LK and AV) in 2000 in the municipality of Nijmegen (150 000 inhabitants) in the eastern part of The Netherlands. The NBS was originally established to obtain a universal reference population to be used for studies of genetic variation, lifestyle and environmental exposures in relation to traits or diseases of interest. However, NBS has also proven useful for studying population traits. The NBS was set up by the Department for Health Evidence, the Department of Laboratory Medicine and the Department of Internal Medicine of the Radboud university medical center (Radboudumc) in Nijmegen in collaboration with the municipality of Nijmegen and the community health service of Nijmegen. At a later stage, the Department of Human Genetics of the Radboudumc joined the NBS project team. Approval to conduct the NBS was obtained from the Radboud university medical center Institutional Review Board. All participants gave written informed consent.