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. 2015 Mar 31;12(3):e1001779.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001779. eCollection 2015 Mar.

UK biobank: an open access resource for identifying the causes of a wide range of complex diseases of middle and old age

Cathie Sudlow  1 , John Gallacher  2 , Naomi Allen  3 , Valerie Beral  4 , Paul Burton  5 , John Danesh  6 , Paul Downey  7 , Paul Elliott  7 , Jane Green  4 , Martin Landray  4 , Bette Liu  8 , Paul Matthews  7 , Giok Ong  9 , Jill Pell  10 , Alan Silman  11 , Alan Young  4 , Tim Sprosen  4 , Tim Peakman  12 , Rory Collins  3
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UK biobank: an open access resource for identifying the causes of a wide range of complex diseases of middle and old age

Cathie Sudlow et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Cathie Sudlow and colleagues describe the UK Biobank, a large population-based prospective study, established to allow investigation of the genetic and non-genetic determinants of the diseases of middle and old age.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors are current or past members of UK Biobank’s executive management team or steering committee, or of one of UK Biobank’s working groups. PM is a part-time employee and holder of stock and options in GlaxoSmithKline and has received attendance fees and contributed to panels convened by the Medical Research Council, a public funder of UK Biobank. JD has received research funding from The Wellcome Trust, British Heart Foundation, UK Medical Research Council, BUPA Foundation, Denka, diaDexus, European Research Council, European Union, Evelyn Trust, Fogarty International Centre, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Health Service Blood and Transplant, National Institute for Health Research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, UK Biobank. RC is the CEO and PI of UK Biobank, which is a charity set up by the MRC and Wellcome Trust to establish this prospective cohort as a resource for researchers from around the world. RC is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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