Source: Utah Population Database Official Page
source confidence: High status: Useful updated 2026-06-18
Summary
The official Utah Population Database page describes UPDB as a Huntsman Cancer Institute and University of Utah research resource linking Utah family histories, demographic records, medical records, and registry data for genetics, epidemiology, demography, and public-health research.
Useful Claims
- The page calls UPDB one of the world's richest sources of in-depth information for genetics, epidemiology, demography, and public-health research.
- It says University of Utah and other researchers have used UPDB since the mid-1970s.
- It describes UPDB as linking Utah family histories with demographic and medical information, including cancer diagnoses, causes of death, and birth-associated medical details.
- It says UPDB includes statewide inpatient hospital discharge claims and outpatient/ambulatory surgery records.
- It says UPDB provides access to information on more than 11 million individuals and supports approximately 400 research projects.
- The page states that RGE and an Institutional Review Board oversee access through an independent review process.
Verbatim
"The Utah Population Database (UPDB) at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah is one of the world’s richest sources of in-depth information that supports research on genetics, epidemiology, demography, and public health." — Database overview
"Since the mid 1970s, researchers at the University of Utah and other institutions have used UPDB to identify and study individuals and families that have higher than normal incidence of cancer or other diseases, to analyze patterns of genetic inheritance, and to identify specific genetic mutations." — Database overview
"The UPDB provides access to information on more than 11 million individuals and supports approximately 400 research projects." — Database overview
"Support for the UPDB is provided by Huntsman Cancer Institute and the University of Utah. The Utah Resource for Genetic and Epidemiologic Research (RGE) and an Institutional Review Board (IRB) oversee access to data through an independent review process." — Home page, governance
Reliability Notes
This is the official institutional source and is strong for scope, governance framing, record categories, and self-reported scale. It is not sufficient by itself for claims about specific discoveries or representativeness; those should cite peer-reviewed studies using UPDB.