The Partners HealthCare Biobank [https://biobank.partners.org] is a collection of plasma, serum, DNA and buffy coats samples collected from consented subjects, which are linked to their electronic health records (EHR) and survey data on lifestyle, environment, and family history55. To date, Partners Biobank has enrolled more than 96,000 participants, and released genome-wide genetic data for 25,482 subjects. A study protocol is not required for Partners investigators to obtain de-identified data sets from Partners Biobank.
