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China National Genebank

http://www.cngb.org/en/index.html

The China National Genebank-Shenzhen (CNGB) is a national nonprofit institute supported by the government of China. CNGB is established and operated by BGI-Shenzhen, aiming to become an international institute which combines biological bank, omics database and a bioresource network together .CNGB, as an unincorporated . The China National Genebank Initiates Global Collaboration to Sequence Transcriptomes of 1,000 Fish Species. more. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre. Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

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CKB Annual Collaborator’s Meeting

http://www.ckbiobank.org/site/news/2014/2014-annual-collaborators-meeting.html

CKB Annual Collaborator’s Meeting. Dec 31, 2014 12:00 AM. The CKB annual collaborator’s meeting brings together over 150 team members and project collaborators. National and International Coordinating Staff were joined in Haikou by CKB staff and Health Insurance Agency representatives from each of the project’s 10 Regional Centres from the 20 21 December 2015. The meeting also included delegates from the Chinese Ministry of Health and collaborating research centres. Old Road Campus, Headington.

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Outdoor temperature, blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease mortality

http://www.ckbiobank.org/site/news/2015/blood-pressure-and-cvd.html

Outdoor temperature, blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease mortality. Feb 17, 2015 12:00 AM. Blood pressure is a major cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and both may increase as outdoor temperatures fall. A recent CKB analysis published in the European Heart Journal investigates seasonal variation in blood pressure and CVD mortality among patients with prior-CVD. A European Heart Journal editorial. Focuses on the paper. International Coordinating Centre, China Kadoorie Biobank (.

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Major funding secured for genotyping

http://www.ckbiobank.org/site/news/2015/newton-genotyping-funding.html

Major funding secured for genotyping. Feb 16, 2015 12:00 AM. In February 2015 the CKB was awarded a total of 5m from the MRC Newton Fund for further large-scale genotyping of China Kadoorie Biobank. International Coordinating Centre, China Kadoorie Biobank (. CTSU, Nuffield Department of Population Health,. Old Road Campus, Headington. Email: ckbiobank@ndph.ox.ac.uk. China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB), University of Oxford, 2015.

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Current Vacancies

http://www.ckbiobank.org/site/People/Vacancies

Please see the Nuffield Department of Population Health (NDPH) website for information on the current vacancies. Available in the CKB and other NDPH groups. International Coordinating Centre, China Kadoorie Biobank (. CTSU, Nuffield Department of Population Health,. Old Road Campus, Headington. Email: ckbiobank@ndph.ox.ac.uk. China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB), University of Oxford, 2015.

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About the Study

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IT and Data Management. Study Centres - Partners. Chronic diseases which are normally associated with affluence (e.g. IHD, diabetes) are more prevalent in urban and coastal regions, whereas chronic diseases associated with poverty (e.g. COPD, oesophageal and stomach cancer) are more common in inland and rural areas. However, for each major disease there is also large unexplained variation in age-specific death rates between different parts of China ( Chen. What are the main objectives of the CKB?

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Completion of collection of cancer pathology information in 8,000 cases

http://www.ckbiobank.org/site/news/2014/cancer-pvd-project.html

Completion of collection of cancer pathology information in 8,000 cases. Feb 15, 2014 11:00 AM. So far over 15,000 incident and recurrent cases of cancer have been reported in the China Kadoorie Biobank. International Coordinating Centre, China Kadoorie Biobank (. CTSU, Nuffield Department of Population Health,. Old Road Campus, Headington. Email: ckbiobank@ndph.ox.ac.uk. China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB), University of Oxford, 2015.

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Overview

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Evaluation of type 2 diabetes risk variants published in Diabetologia. Apr 14, 2016 3:05 PM. The individual and cumulative effects of 59 established type 2 diabetes risk loci were measured and assessed in 93,000 CKB participants. Fresh fruit associated with lower risk of heart attack and stroke. Apr 6, 2016 10:00 PM. Adverse consequences of uncontrolled hypertension in China. Mar 14, 2016 12:00 AM. CKB Data available worldwide. Mar 1, 2016 12:00 AM. Health record COPD diagnoses of good quality. CKB finds...

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Internet-based Case Adjudication System for clinical Events (i-CASE) used to review over 11,000 events.

http://www.ckbiobank.org/site/news/2015/i-case-reviews-11000-cases.html

Internet-based Case Adjudication System for clinical Events (i-CASE) used to review over 11,000 events. Apr 28, 2015 12:00 AM. I-CASE is a web-based system developed by the CKB team. Since October 2014 it has been providing qualified specialists with secure access to high quality images of the patient records and event information allowing them to carry out event adjudication using a standardised form. International Coordinating Centre, China Kadoorie Biobank (. Old Road Campus, Headington.