<i>German Million Children Cohort</i> : a historical birth cohort based on claims data to investigate the impact of immunisation and other early life factors on the risk of cancer and other diseases in childhood – cohort profile
While our first study with this historical cohort is dedicated to the question of whether immunity to childhood infections that are covered by the recommended baseline vaccination scheme reduces the risk of childhood cancer, the cohort will offer further opportunities. This includes the evaluation of additional factors potentially influencing the risk of cancer and other diseases in childhood, as well as an extension of the inclusion period beyond 2018 to also include children born during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- U Haug
- Rajini Nagrani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1708-2319)
- Bianca Kollhorst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5964-954X)
- Manuela Marron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9658-1855)
- Lara Kim Brackmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0484-9891)
- Loviisa Mulanje
- Wolfgang Ahrens
- Sophie Langbein
Institutions
- University of Bremen (DE)
- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2026-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113411
- Primary Topic
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00