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ArticleNature communications2025

The Health for Life in Singapore (HELIOS) Study: delivering precision medicine research for Asian populations.

Xiaoyan Wang, Theresia Mina, Nilanjana Sadhu, Pritesh R Jain, Hong Kiat Ng, Dorrain Yanwen Low, Darwin Tay, Terry Yoke Yin Tong, Wee-Lin Choo, Liming Lim and 34 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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Xiaoyan Wang *Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-5140-676X
Theresia Mina *Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-5360-9915
Nilanjana SadhuLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-1705-9730
Pritesh R JainLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Hong Kiat NgLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Dorrain Yanwen LowLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-7742-3189
Darwin TayLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Terry Yoke Yin TongLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Wee-Lin ChooLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Liming LimLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Swat Kim KerkLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Guo Liang LowLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
HELIOS Study team
Benjamin Chih Chiang LamLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Rinkoo DalanLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Gervais WanseicheongLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Yik Weng YewLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-8915-306X
Rob M van DamSaw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Ee-J LeowLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Soren BrageMRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1265-7355
Gregory A MichelottiMetabolon Inc, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3936-4675
Kari E WongMetabolon Inc, Durham, NC, USA.
Patricia A SheridanMetabolon Inc, Durham, NC, USA.
Pin Yan LowTrusted Research and Real-World Data Utilisation (TRUST), Ministry of Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Zhen Xuan YeoTrusted Research and Real-World Data Utilisation (TRUST), Ministry of Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Nicolas BertinPrecision Health Research (PRECISE), Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-9835-9606
Claire BellisPrecision Health Research (PRECISE), Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-5073-9610
Maxime HebrardPrecision Health Research (PRECISE), Singapore, Singapore.
Pierre-Alexis Vincent GoyGenome Institute of Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-0281-0889
Kostas TsilidisDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8452-8472
Harinakshi SanikiniDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Xue Li GuanLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-5189-8178
Tock Han LimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Lionel LeeLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
James D BestLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-5239-9274
Patrick TanPrecision Health Research (PRECISE), Singapore, Singapore.
Paul ElliottDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7511-5684
Eng Sing LeeLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-4963-535X
Jimmy LeeLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-7724-7445
Joanne NgeowLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Elio RiboliDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6795-6080
Max LamLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Marie LohLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-3626-8466
John C ChambersLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore. john.chambers@ntu.edu.sg.ORCID 0000-0003-0209-4541

Funding

MOH | National Medical Research Council (NMRC) MOH-000271-00MOH | National Medical Research Council (NMRC) NMRC/StaR/0028/2017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asian people are under-represented in population-based, clinical, and genomic research. To address this gap, we have initiated the Health for Life in Singapore (HELIOS) longitudinal cohort study, comprising comprehensive behavioural, phenotypic, and genomic measurements from 10,004 Asian men and women of Chinese, Indian or Malay background. Phenotyping has been carried out using validated approaches, that are internationally interoperable. Health record linkage enriches both baseline phenotyping and evaluation of prospective outcomes. The integrated multi-omics data include whole-genome and RNA sequencing, quantification of DNA methylation, and metabolomic profiling. Our data reveal extensive lifestyle, physiological, genomic, and molecular diversity between the distinct Asian ethnic groups, and the biological interconnectivity between functional layers. This includes characterisation of divergent patterns of genome regulation between Asian individuals, that correlate with differences in educational attainment, dietary quality, and adiposity, and which overlap transcription factors and DNA methylation sites linked to the development of diabetes and other chronic diseases. Our unique HELIOS Asian Precision Medicine cohort study represents a state-of-the-art platform to enable biomedical researchers to understand the aetiology and pathogenesis of diverse disease outcomes in Asia, and to generate insights that have the potential to improve health outcomes for Asian populations globally.

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Asian PeoplePrecision MedicineAdultAgedCohort StudiesDNA MethylationFemaleHumansLife StyleLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPhenotypeSingapore

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