Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Göran Hallmans - Umeå university, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Description
Samples and data are collected in connection with mammography screenings from 1995-2006. The blood samples consist primarily of EDTA and heparin blood samples divided into plasma, erythrocyte concentrate and buffy coat and for a certain percentage, the DNA is also extracted. The cohort consists of women, 18-82 years old (95% between 48 and 70 years old). The same sampling procedures as in VIP, but another questionnaire is used with questions regarding pregnancies, hormon replacement therapy, menopaus etc.
The survey data can be linked to the blood samples.
Individuals: 28,800
Individuals with repeated samples: 14,600
Sampling occasions: 54,000
Purpose:
Prospectively collected cohort (women) for all disease areas.
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
Umeå University, Department of Biobank ResearchUnit of analysis
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
1995–2006
Research area
HEALTH
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Medical and Health Sciences
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Göran Hallmans - Umeå university, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine