AUTHOR=Crawford Dana C. , Crosslin David R. , Tromp Gerard , Kullo Iftikhar J. , Kuivaniemi Helena , Hayes M. Geoffrey , Denny Joshua C. , Bush William S. , Haines Jonathan L. , Roden Dan M. , McCarty Catherine A. , Jarvik Gail P. , Ritchie Marylyn D. TITLE=eMERGEing progress in genomics—the first seven years JOURNAL=Frontiers in Genetics VOLUME=5 YEAR=2014 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/articles/10.3389/fgene.2014.00184 DOI=10.3389/fgene.2014.00184 ISSN=1664-8021 ABSTRACT=

The electronic MEdical Records & GEnomics (eMERGE) network was established in 2007 by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in part to explore the utility of electronic medical records (EMRs) in genome science. The initial focus was on discovery primarily using the genome-wide association paradigm, but more recently, the network has begun evaluating mechanisms to implement new genomic information coupled to clinical decision support into EMRs. Herein, we describe this evolution including the development of the individual and merged eMERGE genomic datasets, the contribution the network has made toward genomic discovery and human health, and the steps taken toward the next generation genotype-phenotype association studies and clinical implementation.