SteatoSITE
Research type
Research Database
IRAS ID
249314
Contact name
Timothy Kendall
Contact email
Research summary
SteatoSITE - an integrated gene-to-patient data commons for NAFLD research
REC name
West of Scotland REC 4
REC reference
20/WS/0002
Date of REC Opinion
15 Jan 2020
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
Data to be stored within the database can be divided into 3 main categories: 1) anonymised health data derived from electronic health records; 2) RNA sequencing (transcriptomic) information, and 3) histopathology data. Participants have been selected based on presence of meeting eligibility criteria, AND the presence of tissue samples within Biorepositories throughout Scotland. We have re-cut these samples to obtain sequence and histopathology information from the preserved tissue, and are requesting associated anonymised clinical data. All of these, including tissue images, will be contained within a central data commons hosted at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Research programme
This resource will support researchers, clinicians, and industrial partners with an interest in liver disease, predominantly that pertaining to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, but also more widely individuals interested in diabetes and fibrotic conditions.
Research database title
SteatoSITE - an integrated gene-to-patient data commons for NAFLD research
Establishment organisation
University of Glasgow
Establishment organisation address
University Avenue
Glasgow
G12 8QQ