Genetic information from the British 1958 Birth Cohort

Welcome to this web presentation of genetic data derived from the British 1958 birth cohort DNA collection, a national research resource created with funding from the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council.

Much of the information relates to single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) but data on other forms of genetic variation, including HLA ("tissue type") will be included as they become available.

We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the cohort study team, survey workers, participating laboratories, biomedical collaborators, and depositors of genotype data in creation of this website.

Above all, we would like to express our sincere thanks to over 8,000 cohort members who participated in the 2002-2004 biomedical follow-up and gave written consent to use of their DNA for medical research.

This website does not contain any information relating to individual cohort members or their relatives. Scientists wishing to obtain samples from the DNA collection for non-commercial medical research purposes should complete an application form for consideration by our oversight committee.

Menus in the title bar allow you to:

• allele and genotype frequencies
• linkage disequilibrium with nearby SNPs
• associations with selected phenotypes

• the British 1958 birth cohort
• the 2002-2004 biomedical follow-up
• the resulting DNA collection
• application procedures for use of the DNA
• how to cite information from this website
• technical terms and statistical tests used
• publications based on the data