Objectif NOWAC is the first prospective study with a globolomic design. This is an extension of the current cohort study with its questionnaire information and biological material for analysis of biomarkers, proteomics and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The design of NOWAC adds biological material for analysis of the transcriptome in prospectively collected buffered peripheral blood samples, the postgenome biobank. Further, both peripheral blood and tumor tissue are collected from breast cancer patients diagnosed within the cohort together with matched controls. The latter biological material gives a new multidimensional design with a unique biological material at the end-point. The transcriptomic analysis will include both mRNA and miRNA as new technology (microarray and massive parallel sequencing) allows large scale studies. miRNAs could be promising markers for pathways analysis related to the carcinogenic process and for diagnosis and screening tests of breast cancer. These high-troughput technologies have analyses challenges both in bioinformatics and biostatistics therefore success depends on the development of new analytical strategies.This novel design is the observational counterpart to systems biology, or systems epidemiology. Systems epidemiology will seek to understand biological processes by integrating observational derived pathways information into the current prospective design. A true interdisciplinary approach has been implemented. The upside is the potential for an improved understanding of causality in epidemiology by opening up for quantification of traditional criteria of biological plausibility in a more complete biological model. The postgenome biobank with 50 000 participants out of the 172 000 participants in NOWAC and its unique national design and richness of biological material makes it a very strong case for interdisciplinary collaboration based on a population-based study representative of the real and complex lifestyle environment. Champ scientifique natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsproteomicsmedical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic healthepidemiologymedical and health sciencesclinical medicineoncologybreast cancernatural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsnucleotides Mots‑clés Epidemiology cancer transcriptomics Programme(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Thème(s) ERC-AG-LS7 - ERC Advanced Grant - Diagnostic tools, therapies and public health Appel à propositions ERC-2008-AdG Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement ERC-AG - ERC Advanced Grant Institution d’accueil UNIVERSITETET I TROMSOE - NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITET Contribution de l’UE € 2 300 000,00 Adresse HANSINE HANSENS VEG 14 9019 Tromso Norvège Voir sur la carte Région Norge Nord-Norge Troms og Finnmark Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Chercheur principal Eiliv Lund (Prof.) Contact administratif Kjetil Kvalsvik (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Bénéficiaires (1) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire UNIVERSITETET I TROMSOE - NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITET Norvège Contribution de l’UE € 2 300 000,00 Adresse HANSINE HANSENS VEG 14 9019 Tromso Voir sur la carte Région Norge Nord-Norge Troms og Finnmark Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Chercheur principal Eiliv Lund (Prof.) Contact administratif Kjetil Kvalsvik (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée