Cross-Biobank Study Shows How Phenotype Capture Can Shape Genetic Findings
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Heritability estimates differed across biobanks: SNP-based heritability for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease varied significantly between UK Biobank, Geisinger MyCode and the NIH All...
Europe’s Biobanking Network: Advancing Medical Research for a Healthier Future
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Collaborative Network: BBMRI-ERIC connects 24 national biobank networks and over 570 biobanks across Europe, streamlining medical research.
Sustainability Focus: Efforts include energy-efficient biobanking...
BBMRI-ERIC Launches the Innovative Federated Platform that Benefits both Biobanks and Researchers
The biobanking community has made a significant leap forward with the launch of the Federated Platform, an initiative driven by BBMRI-ERIC. This platform introduces...
UK Biobank Revolutionizes Global Medical Research with World’s Largest Genome Sequencing Dataset
In a groundbreaking development, UK Biobank has released a vast dataset from whole genome sequencing of half a million participants, a move poised to...
How Bias can Creep into Biobanks that Drive Precision Health and Clinical AI
In the race to harness medical data for artificial intelligence tools and personalized health care, a new study shows how easily unintentional design bias...
Pet Dog Biobanking Could Well Support Aging Research
Two recent papers from Hungarian researchers highlight the so far underrated relevance of pet dog biobanking in molecular research and introduce their initiative to...
Identification, Biobanking, and Large-Scale Production of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Memory T Lymphocytes From COVID-19 Convalescent Donors
The infectious disease with a wide and diverse range of symptoms known as COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged...
Identification of Factors that Influence Willingness of Native Americans to Donate Biospecimens: Increasing Equity...
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people have a long history of lower life expectancy and higher disease burden compared with the general US...
A Population-Based Prospective Study to Establish an Link Between Body Composition and Gastric Cancer
Gastric cancer is one of the most common and deadly cancers worldwide. Data from the GLOBOCAN database showed that gastric cancer was responsible for...
The Taiwan Biobank Provides Insights into the Health and History of Han Chinese Subjects
Over the last two decades, several large, population-based biobanks have been set up to collect blood and other biospecimens along with a standard set...
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