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Infrastructure
Belgian Genome Biobank (BGB)
The aim of the Belgian Genome Biobank (BGB) is the creation of a genomic resource of the Flemish/Belgian population, with the objective of supporting and carrying out genetic and health studies, in order to enable future research on genetic causes and (risk) factors for human traits, diseases and their environmental interactions.
Type: Equipment
Location type: Single sited
Accessibility: Researchers knowledge institutions
User modalities: https://gbiomed.kuleuven.be/nl/cme
In use: 31 Oct 2022 → Today
Disciplines: Analysis of next-generation sequence data, Medical genomics, Computational evolutionary biology, comparative genomics and population genomics, Genetics
Keywords: Flemish genotypes, complex and rare diseases, Belgian Genome Biobank, Reference population cohorts, Cloud-based secure computi