The KORA-gen platform
KORA-gen is a platform to provide phenotypes, genotypes and biosamples for collaborative genetic epidemiological research.
The KORA-gen platform fulfills many of the qualifications which are of outmost scientific importance in the field of molecular genetics
- samples representative of the general population
- well characterized forms of the subjects’ diseases
- information on relevant environmental factors
- availability of genomic DNA, blood serum and blood plasma