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Estonian Biobank
Coverage of Estonian Biobank in the Nexus archive.
- Biobank analysis reveals more than 88,000 genetic associations with metabolic traits
A study combining data from the Estonian Biobank and UK Biobank discovered over 88,000 genetic associations with metabolic traits, leveraging a large sample size to uncover more links than previous research.
- Genetic analysis of circulating metabolic traits in 619,372 individuals
A genome-wide association study analyzed data from 619,372 individuals, identifying common and low-frequency locus-metabolic trait associations. The study combined data from the Estonian Biobank and the UK Biobank, enabling the identification of putative causal links with disease outcomes. The research was published in Nature on May 20, 2026.