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To describe the establishment, methodology, and linkage infrastructure of the Cohort of Norway (CONOR) as a large multipurpose resource for investigating disease etiology and gene-environment interactions.

November 4, 2007International Journal of EpidemiologyOpen Access

Cohort Profile: Cohort of Norway (CONOR)

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To describe the establishment, methodology, and linkage infrastructure of the Cohort of Norway (CONOR) as a large multipurpose resource for investigating disease etiology and gene-environment interactions.
Standardized and harmonized data from 10 population-based regional surveys conducted between 1994 and 2003 across Norway (N=173,236 participants; 309,742 invited).
Administered standardized health questionnaires, physical examinations (blood pressure, BMI, waist-hip ratio), and non-fasting blood draws for lipid profiling and biobank storage.
Facilitated long-term follow-up by linking individual records via 11-digit national identification numbers to mandatory health, cancer, prescription, and vital statistics registries.
Obtained an overall participation rate of 58% across diverse urban and rural cohorts, compiling baseline health data on 173,236 unique individuals.
Extracted DNA from over 90,000 blood specimens by mid-2007 toward a biobank target of 200,000 participants for genomic and nested case-control studies.
Established longitudinal record linkage with the Cancer Registry of Norway and Cause of Death Registry, identifying incident malignancies and mortality across follow-up.

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Cohort profile reports the establishment of a population-based biobank of 173,236 individuals across Norway, highlighting infrastructure for studying gene-environment determinants of chronic disease.

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Næss et al. (2007) studied this question.

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Cohort profile reports the establishment of a population-based biobank of 173,236 individuals across Norway, highlighting infrastructure for studying gene-environment determinants of chronic disease.

Cohort Profile: Cohort of Norway (CONOR)

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