Electronic health records: the next wave of complex disease genetics

The combination of electronic health records (EHRs) with genetic data has ushered in the next wave of complex disease genetics. Population-based biobanks and other large cohorts provide sufficient sample sizes to identify novel genetic associations across the hundreds to thousands of phenotypes gleaned from EHRs. In this review, we summarize the current state of these EHR-linked biobanks, explore ongoing methods development in the field and...