The European Genome-phenome Archive of human data consented for biomedical research

Abstract

The European Genome-phenome Archive (EGA) is a permanent archive that promotes the distribution and sharing of genetic and phenotypic data consented for specific approved uses but not fully open, public distribution. The EGA follows strict protocols for information management, data storage, security and dissemination. Authorized access to the data is managed in partnership with the data-providing organizations. The EGA includes major reference data collections for human genetics research.The EGA has received support from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, the European Union ELIXIR Technical Feasibility Study, the Wellcome Trust (grant WT 085475/C/08/Z), the UK Medical Research Council (grant G0800681), the Spanish Instituto de Salud Carlos III Instituto Nacional de Bioinformática (grant PT13/0001/0026), the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO) and Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa (grant SEV-2012-0208), the Fundació La Caixa and the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre. The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013 under grant agreements 211601–ELIXIR, 200754–GEN2PHEN, 262055–ESGI, 242006–BASIS, 261376–IHMS and 305444–RD-CONNECT)