The current situation and research advances of biobank
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-9158.2013.02.009
- VernacularTitle:生物样本库建立现况及进展
- Author:
Zhejun DONG
;
Fei XIAO
;
Jian GUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Biological specimen banks;
Specimen handling;
Biological markers
- From:
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2013;(2):130-135
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Biobank is a biorepository which organized for collecting and storing human biospecimen as well as associated information for research uses.Biobank is the fundamental platform which translates the basic research result into clinical practice.It also plays an important role in disease diagnosis,new drug development,disease-related genetic research and epidemiological studies.The rise of translational medicine promotes the construction and development of the biobank.This review highlights the necessity to establish biobank,and focuses on the recent advances of the modem type of biobank,quality control of biospecimens,construction of biobank,best practices and guideline applied for biobank.This review also provides information for improvement of biobank.
