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.