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Review
. 2021 May 2;17(5):45.
doi: 10.1007/s11306-021-01789-0.

A strategy for advancing for population-based scientific discovery using the metabolome: the establishment of the Metabolomics Society Metabolomic Epidemiology Task Group

Jessica Lasky-Su  1 , Rachel S Kelly  2 , Craig E Wheelock  3   4   5 , David Broadhurst  6
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Review

A strategy for advancing for population-based scientific discovery using the metabolome: the establishment of the Metabolomics Society Metabolomic Epidemiology Task Group

Jessica Lasky-Su et al. Metabolomics. .

Abstract

Metabolomic Epidemiology is a growing area of research within the metabolomics research community. In response to this, we describe the establishment of the Metabolomics Society Metabolomic Epidemiology Task Group. The overall mission of this group is to promote the growth and understanding of metabolomic epidemiology as an independent research discipline and to drive collaborative efforts that can shape the field. In this article we define metabolomic epidemiology and identify the key challenges that need to be addressed in order to advance population-based scientific discovery in metabolomics.

Keywords: Epidemiology; Metabolomic epidemiology; Metabolomics; Metabolomics society.

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Conflicts of interest/Competing interests

The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.

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Growth in the Number of Metabolomic Epidemiology Papers Published Between the Years 2004 to Dec 2020
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Fig 2.
Graphical representation of the components and typical workflow for Metabolomic Epidemiology, which aims to infer causal relationships between the human metabolome with health, exposures or phenotypes utilizing systematic epidemiological study designs, methodologies, and data, whilst accommodating the current ad hoc approaches to metabolomic pathway integration.
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