Summary
DOI Name:
10.1101/2021.10.15.21265045
Documentation
Associated Media:
Description:
The dataset is described on the study website at https://www.ed.ac.uk/viking
The data dictionary for the VIKING II study has DOI https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/3145.
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom,Scotland,Orkney Islands; United Kingdom,Scotland,Shetland Islands
Typical Age Range:
16-99
Follow Up:
> 10 Years
Pathway:
Data is from healthy volunteers with ancestry from the Northern isles of
Scotland.
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Study
Sources:
Other
Collection Situations:
- Clinic
- Home
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Irregular
Start Date:
03 January 2005
End Date:
01 April 2021
Time Lag:
Variable
Accessibility
Access
Access Rights:
Access Service:
In progress
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB-SCT
Data Controller:
The University of Edinburgh
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
Research use only
Data Use Requirements:
Collaboration required
Resource Creators:
DNA extractions were performed at the Edinburgh
Clinical Research Facility, University of Edinburgh. We would like to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of the research nurses in the Northern Isles, the administrative team at the University of Edinburgh and the people of Orkney and Shetland.
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
multipart
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Persons
The 10,000 research volunteers are people with ancestry from the Western or Northern Isles of Scotland, UK. This is defined as having two or more immediate grandparents from the Hebrides, Orkney or Shetland.
10000
Count
01 March 2005