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Individual

Description

An Individual is a Person who is participating in a Study.

Fields

phenotypic_features_terms

description : The phenotypic feature concepts that the entity is associated with at the time of retrieval from the organism. The Phenotypic Feature is captured using a concept from the Human Phenotype Ontology (e.g., Lymph node hypoplasia, Cough, Hypotension).
required : False
data type : string

phenotypic_features_ids

description : The corresponding ID to the HPO vocabulary (e.g., HP:0002732, HP:0012735, HP:0002615).
required : False
data type : string

diagnosis_ids

description : One or more diagnoses that the entity is associated with at the time of retrieval from the organism. The diagnosis is captured using a code from ICD-10 (WHO version). Please restrict the ICD code to the chapter letter and two digits for the main diagnosis (e.g., E10, C01).
required : False
data type : string

diagnosis_terms

description : The ICD-10 terms corresponding to the ICD-10 codes (e.g., Type 1 diabetes mellitus, Malignant neoplasm of base of tongue).
required : False
data type : string

sex

description : The genotypic sex of the Individual (e.g., female).
required : True
data type : Controlled Vocabulary

Permissible Values
Permissible Values Description
FEMALE A sex for clinical use value in which stereotypically or statistically "female" values apply to an individual in a given medical context, such as for a procedure, process, algorithm, hormone level, genetic composition, organ inventory.
MALE A sex for clinical use value in which stereotypically or statistically "male" values apply to an individual in a given medical context, such as for a procedure, process, algorithm, hormone level, genetic composition, organ inventory.
UNKNOWN A sex for clinical use value in which the stereotypical or statistical known values do not apply, cannot be determined, or are not sufficient for determination of a another value.
OTHER A sex not captured by the controlled vocabulary.

geographical_region_term

description : The geographical region where the Individual is located. The Geographical Region is captured using a concept from the NCIT "country" class (NCIT:C25464) (e.g., Austria, Germany, Italy).
required : False
data type : string

geographical_region_id

description : The corresponding ID to the NCIT vocabulary (e.g., NCIT:C16312, NCIT:C16636, NCIT:C16761).
required : False
data type : string

ancestry_terms

description : A person's descent or lineage from a population. The Ancestry is captured using a concept from the Human Ancestry Ontology "ancestry category" (HANCESTRO:0004) branch (e.g., African, European, Oceanian).
required : False
data type : string

ancestry_ids

description : The corresponding ID to the HANCESTRO vocabulary (e.g., HANCESTRO:0010, HANCESTRO:0005, HANCESTRO:0017).
required : False
data type : string

alias

description : The alias for an entity at the time of submission.
required : True
data type : string