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# How to share GWAS summary statistics with FinnGen community

These instructions describe how you may share your GWAS summary statistics with the FinnGen community in a FinnGen hosted internal green bucket.

1. Prerequisites
   1. You should have an accepted[ analysis proposal](/finngen-data-specifics/about-analysis-proposals.md) for the GWAS summary statistics you wish to share with FinnGen community.\
      **Note! Only GWAS summary statistics may be shared, other file formats are not supported. With summary statistics we mean output text files with variant-wise summary data formed using case/control groups of >=5 individuals. Files should not contain any individual-level data.**
   2. You should have a finngen.fi account.<br>
2. Fill in form to request to share your summary statistics
   1. <https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/123817/lomake.html><br>
3. You will receive data upload instructions to the email address you have provided.
   1. Prepare and upload your data yourself according to the instructions.\
      **Note! You will not be able to delete the data you have uploaded!**<br>
4. Data is stored in FinnGen internal green bucket gs\://fg-publication-green.
   1. You can share data URL with your colleague (who must also have a finngen account).\
      **Note! The data will be accessible by anyone with a finngen account.**<br>
5. Make note of the data URL if there is later need to make data public.
   1. Please see [How to publish GWAS summary statistics](/publishing-finngen-results/how-to-publish-gwas-summary-statistics.md) for more information.<br>
6. If you have any questions or need help with filling in the form or uploading your data, please contact <finngen-servicedesk@helsinki.fi>