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Leveraging European infrastructures to access 1 million human genomes by 2022.

Gary SaundersMichael BaudisRegina BeckerSergi BeltranChristophe BéroudEwan BirneyCath BrooksbankSøren BrunakMarc Van den BulckeRachel DrysdaleSalvador CapellaPaul FlicekFrancesco FlorindiPeter GoodhandIvo GutJaap HeringaPetr HolubJef HooyberghsNick JutyThomas M KeaneJan O KorbelIlkka LappalainenBrane LeskosekGert MatthijsMichaela Th MayrhoferAndres MetspaluArcadi NavarroSteven NewhouseTommi NyrönenAngela PageBengt PerssonAarno PalotieHelen ParkinsonJordi RamblaDavid SalgadoErik SteinfelderMorris A SwertzAlfonso ValenciaSusheel VarmaNiklas BlombergSerena Scollen
Published in: Nature reviews. Genetics (2019)
Human genomics is undergoing a step change from being a predominantly research-driven activity to one driven through health care as many countries in Europe now have nascent precision medicine programmes. To maximize the value of the genomic data generated, these data will need to be shared between institutions and across countries. In recognition of this challenge, 21 European countries recently signed a declaration to transnationally share data on at least 1 million human genomes by 2022. In this Roadmap, we identify the challenges of data sharing across borders and demonstrate that European research infrastructures are well-positioned to support the rapid implementation of widespread genomic data access.
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