Cardiosome
Study code
CBR2
Lead researcher
Professor Willem H Ouwehand
Study type
Participant re-contact
Institution or company
University of Cambridge
Researcher type
Academic
Speciality area
Cardiovascular Disease
Recruitment Site
Cambridge
Summary
The aim of the Cardiosome project is to identify the genes and mechanisms that contribute to the risk of heart attacks. The study involves donating one or several blood samples. The results from the volunteers in this study will be compared with those from patients with cardiovascular disease.
Participation: This study recruited 2618 participants from the Cambridge BioResource.
Organisation: This study was organised by Professor Willem Ouwehand from the Department of Medicine at the University of Cambridge.