Medical Genome Reference Bank – Data Access

Curated data will be openly accessible to the international research community.

To maintain participant privacy and confidentiality, whilst maximising MGRB utility, we have deployed a tiered data management system that determines the richness of data that is made available to researchers. This consists of three access tiers; Open access, Controlled access and Restricted access, summarised in the schematic below.

There are three documents that govern the Medical Genome Reference Bank data access:

• The Data Access Policy (DAP) summarises the governance policy applied to individual and institutional access to the Medical Genome Reference Bank (MGRB).
  Download Data Access Policy v1.03 PDFfile_download
• The Information Handling Statement (IHS) describes how private information is handled in the MGRB project.
  Download Information Handling Statement v1.00 PDFfile_download
• The Data Access Application (DAA) is an application to gain access to comprehensive genotypic and clinical information from MGRB participants. This application is based on the exacting standards of the European Genome-phenome Archive.
  Download Data Access Application v1.5 PDFfile_download

Open access requests: Variants can be vizualised in the hg38 UCSC Genome Browser by loading this track. Allele counts can be viewed by adjusting the track's visibility setting. For other requests please send an email message to mgrb@garvan.org.au. There is no requirement to use the DAA form.

Controlled or Restricted access: please use the DAA form.The completed form must be submitted through the Garvan REMS system. A step-by-step guide is here.