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Catalog entries using this tag (links open the entry card on its page):
- MVP — Million Veteran Program launch — Projects
- TOPMed — Freeze 5, first major WGS release — Projects
Entries
MVP — Million Veteran Program launch
STAGE_PERIOD
2011–2015
DESCRIPTION
Million Veteran Program launched by the US Department of Veterans Affairs as a national research program to study how genes, lifestyle, and military exposures affect health and disease. Aims to enroll over one million US veterans, creating one of the world's largest and most diverse biobanks with rich EHR data.
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TOPMed — Freeze 5, first major WGS release
STAGE_PERIOD
2017–2018
DESCRIPTION
First major whole-genome sequencing data freeze (Freeze 5) covering ~14k genomes from diverse ancestral populations including African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, and European individuals. Established the TOPMed variant discovery and quality control pipeline.
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