{"id":3896,"date":"2025-01-08T12:36:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T16:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/?p=3896"},"modified":"2025-01-08T12:44:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T16:44:47","slug":"global-biobank-meta-analysis-initiative-how-canpath-is-powering-genetic-discovery-across-human-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/2025\/01\/08\/global-biobank-meta-analysis-initiative-how-canpath-is-powering-genetic-discovery-across-human-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Biobank Meta-Analysis Initiative: How CanPath is Powering Genetic Discovery Across Human Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalbiobankmeta.org\/\"><strong>Global Biobank Meta-analysis Initiative (GBMI)<\/strong><\/a> unites 24 biobanks, including\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canpath.ca\">CanPath<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and its regional cohorts, with data from over 2.2 million people, to power global genetic discovery.\u00a0By integrating diverse genetic info, GBMI improves disease risk prediction, advances personalized medicine, and boosts discoveries. CanPath contributes Canadian data, adding diversity and impact! Together, they\u2019ve harmonized data, improved data on 14 diseases, and accelerated drug target discovery. The future? 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CanPath contributes Canadian data, adding diversity and impact! Together, they\u2019ve harmonized data, improved data on 14 diseases, and accelerated drug target discovery. The future? 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