The European Genome-phenome Archive of human data consented for biomedical research

Ilkka Lappalainen(European Bioinformatics Institute), J. P. Almeida(European Bioinformatics Institute), Vasudev Kumanduri(European Bioinformatics Institute), Alexander Senf(European Bioinformatics Institute), John Dylan Spalding(European Bioinformatics Institute), Saif Ur-Rehman(European Bioinformatics Institute), Gary Saunders(European Bioinformatics Institute), Jag Kandasamy(European Bioinformatics Institute), Mario Cáccamo(European Bioinformatics Institute), Rasko Leinonen(European Bioinformatics Institute), Brendan Vaughan(European Bioinformatics Institute), Thomas Laurent(European Bioinformatics Institute), Francis Rowland(European Bioinformatics Institute), Pablo Marín-García(European Bioinformatics Institute), Jonathan Barker(European Bioinformatics Institute), Petteri Jokinen(European Bioinformatics Institute), Angel Carreño Torres(Centre for Genomic Regulation), Jordi Rambla(Centre for Genomic Regulation), Oscar Martinez Llobet(Centre for Genomic Regulation), Ignacio Medina(European Bioinformatics Institute), Marc Sitges Puy(Centre for Genomic Regulation), Mario Alberich(Centre for Genomic Regulation), Sabela de la Torre(Centre for Genomic Regulation), Arcadi Navarro(Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats), Justin Paschall(European Bioinformatics Institute), Paul Flicek(European Bioinformatics Institute)
Nature Genetics
June 26, 2015
10.1038/ng.3312
Cited by 375Open Access
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Abstract

Paul Flicek and colleagues provide an update on the European Genome-phenome Archive (EGA), a service of the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Center for Genome Regulation (CRG). The authors describe the EGA policies and infrastructure, how access decisions are made, methods for data submission and future plans for expansion of this database. The European Genome-phenome Archive (EGA) is a permanent archive that promotes the distribution and sharing of genetic and phenotypic data consented for specific approved uses but not fully open, public distribution. The EGA follows strict protocols for information management, data storage, security and dissemination. Authorized access to the data is managed in partnership with the data-providing organizations. The EGA includes major reference data collections for human genetics research.

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