Uganda Genome Resource enables insights into population history and genomic discovery in Africa

Summary GWAS and allele frequency data are publicly available at https://www.ebi.ac.uk/gwas/downloads/summary-statistics. The combined UG2G+AGV imputation panel is available for imputation from the Haplotype Reference Consortium:http://www.haplotype-reference-consortium.org/participating-cohorts. All individual level data, phenotype, genotype and sequence data are available under managed access to researchers. Requests for access to the phenotypic data will be granted for all research consistent with the consent provided by participants. This would include any research in the context of health and disease, that does not involve identifying the participants in any way. The UMIC committees are responsible for curation, storage, and sharing of phenotypic and genetic data under managed access. The array and low and high depth sequence data have been deposited at the European Genomephenome Archive (EGA, http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ega/, accession numbers EGAS00001001558/EGAD00010000965, EGAS00001000545/EGAD00001001639 and EGAS00001000545/EGAD00001005346 respectively). Requests for access to data may be directed to segun.fatumo@mrcuganda.org. While data cannot be released on public databases as this would conflict with the study protocol and participant consent under which data were collected, we aim to facilitate data access for all bona fide researchers. Applications are reviewed by an independent data access committee (DAC) and access is granted if the request is consistent with the consent provided by participants within two weeks of submission. The data producers may be consulted by the DAC to evaluate potential ethical conflicts. Requestors also sign an agreement which governs the terms on which access to data is granted.