Million Veteran Program (MVP)
Envisioned as a Veterans Affairs (VA)-based mega-biobank, the MVP was launched to establish a national, representative, and longitudinal study of veterans for future genomic (and nongenomic) research that combines data from survey instruments, the electronic health record, and biospecimens. Since launching in 2011, over one million veterans in the United States of America have joined the MVP. As of January 2025, it is the largest research effort at VA to improve health care for veterans and one of the largest research programs in the world studying genes and health.
Study design
Biobank, Cohort - occupational, Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
> 1,025,000 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
United States veterans.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2011
Primary Institutions
United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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