Gene regulatory Sequence Variation Effects on automimmune diseases and platelet traits
Study code
CBR129
Lead researcher
Professor James Walters
Study type
Data only
Institution or company
Cardiff University
Researcher type
Academic
Speciality area
Mental Health
Recruitment Site
Cambridge
Summary
Cardiff University is undertaking genetic research of large cohorts of patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS), which is the most disabling form of the illness. The aim is to examine the genetic underpinnings of TRS using a wide variety of genetic techniques. The research team already have data from over 13,000 patient and used data from the Cambridge BioResource as controls for comparison.
Participation: For this study we provided deidentified data from 1098 volunteers from the Cambridge BioResource.
Organisation: This study is organised by Dr James Walters from the Cardiff University.