Genes and Health study
Description
IRAS ref 146051
South Asian people have some of the highest rates of heart disease, diabetes, and poor health in the UK. Living with a long-term illness has a major impact on a person’s quality of life and on their family. Genes & Health is a medical research study set up to help fight against these and other major diseases. It is funded by the Wellcome Trust, the UK’s foremost medical charity
Who can join Genes & Health?
Genes & Health is recruiting adult volunteers (age 16 and over), with and without health problems, from across England, and who regard themselves as of Bangladeshi, British-Bangladeshi, Pakistani or British-Pakistani origin.
If you want more information before deciding, or have any questions about anything concerning Genes & Health, please feel free to contact the study team via email (elgh@qmul.ac.uk; locally: mft.genesandhealth@nhs.net) or genetics.research@mft.nhs.uk
The study website www.genesandhealth.org contains an up to date list of frequently asked questions.