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International networks / registries in human genome epidemiology

To register your network here, please contact: J.P.A. Ioannidis or M. Khoury.

Field Network-registry Type* Teams (N, thousands) † Principal contact
Parkinson's disease Genetic Epidemiology of Parkinson's Disease (GEO-PD) consortium. D (CC>C) 18 (10) D.M. Maraganore
HIV infection International Meta-analysis of HIV Host Genetics D (C>CC) 30 (7) T.R. O'Brien
Cardiovascular disease Fibrinogen Studies Collaboration and Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration (new genetics components being launched) D (C) 50 (200) J. Danesh
Craniofacial anomalies Craniofacial anomalies network developed by the International Collaborative Research on Craniofacial Anomalies Project D (CC) 9 (4) J. Little
Osteoporosis Genetic Markers for Osteoporosis (GENOMOS) D (C>CC) 10 (30) A.G. Uitterlinden
Antiphospholipid syndrome International Meta-analysis of Antiphospholipid Syndrome Genetics D (CC>C) 9 (4) J. P.A. Ioannidis
Child growth and metabolism Birth Cohorts Consortium D (C) 24 (55) M.-R. Jarvelin
Preterm birth Preterm Birth International Collaborative (PREBIC)/Preterm Birth and Genetics International Alliances (PREGENIA) D (C, CC) 10 (20) S. Dolan
Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes, Aging European Prospective Investigation on Cancer, chronic diseases & nutrition (EPIC) D, E (C) 521 (120) E. Riboli
Lymphoma International Lymphoma Epidemiology Consortium (InterLymph) D (CC>C) 15 (20) P. Hartge
Lung cancer International Lung Cancer Consortium (ILCCO) D (CC>C) 30 (51) R. Hung
Head and neck cancer International Head and Neck Cancer Consortium (INHANCE) D (CC) 13 (28) M. Hashibe
Melanoma Melanoma Genetics Consortium (GenoMel) D (CC) 12 (3) J. A. Newton Bishop
Pancreatic cancer Pancreatic Cancer: Genetic Epidemiology (PACGENE) Consortium D (CC) 10 (5) G. Petersen
Breast and prostate cancer Breast and Prostate Cancer and Hormone-Related Variants Cohort Consortium D (C) 6 (13+20) D. Hunter
Brain tumors Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium (BTEC) D (CC) 22 M. Bondy
Breast and colon cancer Breast and Colon Cancer Family Registries D 10 (34+30) I.L. Andrulis
Cancer Cancer Genetics Network (CGN)/Informatics Technology Group D (C) 8 (24) C. Kasten
Radiation and breast cancer Women's, Enviromental, Cancer, and Radiation Epidemiology (WECARE) Study Consortium E (CC) 15 (2) J. Bernstein
Environmental carcinogens International Collaborative Study on Genetic Susceptibility to Environmental Carcinogens (GSEC) E (CC) 130 (58) E. Taioli
Assisted reproduction International Pooled Analysis of Children Born after Assisted Procedures (APIKIDS) E (C) 6 (7) E. Taioli
DNA repair genes and cancer Web-based meta-analysis on DNA repair and cancer risk G (CC>C) 5 P. Vineis
Leukemia International Childhood Leukemia Network D n.a. A. Chokkalingham
C-reactive protein CRP HuGE Consortium G Prof George Davey Smith, Nic Timpson
Alzheimer Alzgene D (CC>C) >1000 studies Lars Bertram
Schizophrenia SzGene D (CC>C) Lars Bertram
Parkinson's disease PdGene D (CC>C) Lars Bertram

* D: disease-based network, G: gene-based network, E: exposure-based network, CC: case control studies included, C: cohort studies included , CC>C: mostly case control, but also cohort studies included, C>CC: mostly cohorts, but also case control studies included.

† In the number of teams, multicenter teams count as one team, and the number of investigators may be much larger; the number in parenthesis shows the approximate total number of subjects in the compiled databases

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Data management: Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos (2005-2009), Evangelia E. Ntzani (2009 - current)

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