Analysis of umbilical cord tissue from the ALSPAC study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Analysing prenatal exposure against health outcomes using umbilical cord samples from participants of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.
IRAS ID
232294
Contact name
Alix Groom
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Bristol
Duration of Study in the UK
10 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
The proposal is for using biological material obtained for the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) cohort. Initially recruited into the study were pregnant women between 1991 and 1992. The children arising from the pregnancies and their family members have been followed up since that time and an
extensive amount of biological material and data is available for the study.This proposal is for the analysis of umbilical cord tissue which was donated to ALSPAC following the birth of the participants. The cord can be used to identify prenatal exposure of the offspring to various compounds such as metals. Exposures can then be analysed against outcomes of the participants such as their health.
REC name
East of England - Cambridge Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/EE/0365
Date of REC Opinion
8 Sep 2017
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion