Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2010;26(11):801-804

doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2010.11.001

Importance of disease bio-banks and status quo analysis

Haiyan LI ; Xuejiao ZHANG ; Xuemei SHAO ; Shusheng GONG ; Xiaomin WANG

Keywords

Disease bio-bank; Translational medicine; Standardization; Informationization; Resource sharing

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Disease bio-banks are an important strategic resource for medicine development. Such a bank with complete information and high information sharing enhances the competitiveness of medicine and promote the development of translational medicine. The present development of such banks is found with such setbacks as weak government leadership and standardization, as well as lack of a sharing mechanism. Therefore medical institutions should strengthen their standardization and informationization of disease bio-banks, which deserve sufficient government policy support and guidance. These efforts will help preserve our rich clinical resources, in addition to their integration and sharing for medicine advancement.