This project will utilize high-throughput genetic technologies in a major longitudinal behavioral study and renew the biomedical research community by building scientific partnerships for the integration of behavioral and genetic science. The 7,000 individual participants to be genotyped will be added to a database of 13,000 being constructed under an earlier ARRA project. The Health and Retirement Study (HRS), begun in 1992, sets the standard for data-sharing and dissemination, with over 1,000 publications by over 1,000 different authors and co-authors. Its rich measurement across domains of health, psychological characteristics, social networks, and economic status and behavior creates an unparalleled body of phenotypic data observed over time that can now be paired with a rich genotypic characterization of a million SNPs using the Illumina Omni1-quad beadchip. Valuable as a replication sample for many established GWA studies, this resource, building on a study already widely known in behavioral aging research, will revolutionize research on behavioral science as one of the first large-scale studies to combine genetics with behavioral phenotypes, creating a platform for discovery. Specifically, this project aims to conduct genotyping through the Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) on approximately 7,000 samples derived from saliva;to make the genotype data available through dbGaP with a limited array of phenotypes;to maintain a process for sharing genotype and broader phenotype data more widely in the research community;and to conduct a limited set of association studies with established phenotypes of cardiovascular health and cognition to demonstrate the potential of the data resource and serve as examples for future studies. The data and data-sharing mechanisms will be integrated into the ongoing HRS at the conclusion of this project.

Public Health Relevance

This project will conduct genetic analysis on 16,000 individual participants in an ongoing longitudinal study of older Americans, and create mechanisms by which qualified researchers anywhere in the country can access the data for scientific analysis of health and behavior in the older population. It will conduct demonstration studies of genetic factors in cardiovascular health and in cognition.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
High Impact Research and Research Infrastructure Programs—Multi-Yr Funding (RC4)
Project #
3RC4AG039029-01S1
Application #
8142281
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-PSE-K (55))
Program Officer
Suzman, Richard S
Project Start
2010-09-30
Project End
2013-08-31
Budget Start
2010-09-30
Budget End
2013-08-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2010
Total Cost
$320,490
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Department
Type
Organized Research Units
DUNS #
073133571
City
Ann Arbor
State
MI
Country
United States
Zip Code
48109
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