The Consortium of Metabolomics Studies (COMETS): Metabolomics in 47 Prospective Cohort Studies
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The Consortium of Metabolomics Studies (COMETS) was established in 2014 to facilitate large-scale collaborative research on the human metabolome and its relationship with disease etiology, diagnosis, and prognosis. COMETS comprises 47 cohorts from Asia, Europe, North America, and South America that together include more than 136,000 participants with blood metabolomics data on samples collected from 1985 to 2017. Metabolomics data were provided by 17 different platforms, with the most frequently used labs being Metabolon, Inc. (14 cohorts), the Broad Institute (15 cohorts), and Nightingale Health (11 cohorts). Participants have been followed for a median of 23 years for health outcomes including death, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and others; many of the studies are ongoing. Available exposure-related data include common clinical measurements and behavioral factors, as well as genome-wide genotype data. Two feasibility studies were conducted to evaluate the comparability of metabolomics platforms used by COMETS cohorts. The first study showed that the overlap between any 2 different laboratories ranged from 6 to 121 metabolites at 5 leading laboratories. The second study showed that the median Spearman correlation comparing 111 overlapping metabolites captured by Metabolon and the Broad Institute was 0.79 (interquartile range, 0.56–0.89).
Date Issued
2019-06
Date Acceptance
2019-01-29
Citation
American Journal of Epidemiology, 2019, 188 (6), pp.991-1012
ISSN
1476-6256
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Start Page
991
End Page
1012
Journal / Book Title
American Journal of Epidemiology
Volume
188
Issue
6
Copyright Statement
This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 2019.
Sponsor
Home Office
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust- BRC Funding
National Institute for Health Research
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Medical Research Council (MRC)
UK DRI Ltd
Grant Number
PG0484
RDF03
RTJ6219303-1
MR/L01341X/1
MR/L01632X/1
MR/L01632X/1
4050641385
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
cancer
cohort
diabetes
genetics
heart disease
metabolomics
prospective
PROSTATE-CANCER RISK
NATIONAL DEATH INDEX
MALE MEAT-EATERS
BODY-MASS INDEX
COLORECTAL-CANCER
BETA-CAROTENE
BREAST-CANCER
OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES
ATHEROSCLEROSIS RISK
METABOLITE PROFILES
cancer
cohort
diabetes
genetics
heart disease
metabolomics
prospective
11 Medical and Health Sciences
01 Mathematical Sciences
Epidemiology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-02-19