Lifecourse & Genetic

Lead: Professor David Strachan

Study	Area	Funding Body
National Child Development Study British 1958 Birth Cohort	Longitudinal assessments of development and illnesses from childhood to adult life. Nationally representative DNA specimen bank used for genetic case-control studies.	MRC, Wellcome Trust
Systematic reviews	Examining determinants of cardiovascular disease risk	Diabetes UK, British Heart Foundation
CHASE retinal study	Retinal microvascular structure in British children of South Asian, African-Carribbean and white European origin	BUPA Foundation