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Nordic biological specimen banks as basis for studies of cancer causes and control – more than 2 million sample donors, 25 million person years and 100 000 prospective cancers

Acta Oncológica, 2007
The Nordic countries have a long tradition of large-scale biobanking and comprehensive, population-based health data registries linkable on unique personal identifiers, enabling follow-up studies spanning many decades. Joint Nordic biobank-based studies provide unique opportunities for longitudinal molecular epidemiological research. The purpose of the
Aage Andersen, Randi Gislefoss, Vilmundur Gudnason   +2 more
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Beyond specimens: linking biological collections, functional ecology and biodiversity conservation

Revista Peruana de Biología, 2018
Several anthropogenic pressures are threatening biodiversity and may increase in the next years, altering ecological processes and ecosystem services. Biological collections offer a rich source of information to develop studies of functional ecology and ...
Dennis Castillo-Figueroa
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Biospecimen Digital Twins: Moving from a “High Quality” to a “Fit-for-Purpose” Concept in the Era of Omics Sciences [PDF]

Cancer Genomics & Proteomics, 2023
The growing demand for personalized medicine we are currently witnessing has given rise to more in-depth research in the field of biomarker discovery and, thus, in biological banks that hold the ability to process, collect, store, and distribute “high ...
Umberto Nanni, P. Ferroni, S. Riondino, A. Spila, M. G. Valente, G. Del Monte, M. Roselli, F. Guadagni   +7 more
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An annotated and illustrated identification guide to common mesophotic reef sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae, Hexactinellida, and Homoscleromorpha) inhabiting Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and vicinities [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2023
Sponges are recognized as a diverse and abundant component of mesophotic and deep-sea ecosystems worldwide. In Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary region within the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, sponges thrive among diverse biological and ...
Maria Cristina Díaz, Marissa Nuttall, Shirley A. Pomponi, Klaus Rützler, Sarah Klontz, Christi Adams, Emma L. Hickerson, G. P. Schmahl   +7 more
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Sample PREanalytical Code for labeling of biospecimens: an analysis of specimen labeling protocols [PDF]

, 2015
The suitability of samples for a given research depends on many variables, among which, the best preanalytical conditions for the type of test that should be carried out.
S. Riondino, Umberto Nanni, F. Betsou, Luisa Rossetti, C. Campisi, R. Fiorentino, R. Palmirotta, P. Ferroni, M. Roselli, F. Guadagni   +9 more
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Specimen Collection for Translational Studies in Hidradenitis Suppurativa [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2019
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by painful nodules, sinus tracts, and scars occurring predominantly in intertriginous regions.
A. Byrd, A. Byrd, Yemisi A. Dina, U. J. Okoh, Q. Q. Quartey, C. Carmona‐Rivera, Dionna W. Williams, M. Kerns, Robert J. Miller, L. Petukhova, H. Naik, L. Barnes, W. D. Shipman, J. Caffrey, J. Sacks, S. Milner, O. Aliu, K. Broderick, Dong Won Kim, Hua Liu, C. Dillen, Richard Ahn, John W. Frew, John W. Frew, M. Kaplan, Sewon Kang, L. Garza, L. Miller, Afsaneh Alavi, Afsaneh Alavi, M. Lowes, G. Okoye, G. Okoye   +32 more
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Making use of apex predator sample collections: An integrated workflow for quality assured sample processing, analysis and digital sample freezing of archived samples. [PDF]

Chemosphere, 2022
Using monitoring data from apex predators for chemicals risk assessment can provide important information on bioaccumulating as well as biomagnifying chemicals in food webs.
Alexander Badry, H. Rüdel, Bernd Göckener, M. Nika, Nikiforos A Alygizakis, G. Gkotsis, N. Thomaidis, Gabriele Treu, R. Dekker, P. Movalli, L. Walker, E. Potter, A. Cincinelli, T. Martellini, G. Duke, J. Slobodnik, J. Koschorreck   +16 more
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Past, present, and future of environmental specimen banks

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2009
Environmental specimen banks are an essential part of the infrastructure of environmental sciences. They have various functions: (1) evaluation of governmental environmental policy-making and regulations; (2) a resource for animal health evaluation; (3 ...
Akio Koizumi, Kouji H Harada, Kayoko Inoue   +2 more
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A molecular specimen bank for contemporary and future study captures landscape-scale biodiversity baselines before Klamath River dam removal. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Global restoration and conservation of freshwater biodiversity are represented in practice by works such as the Klamath River Renewal Project (KRRP), the largest dam removal and river restoration in the United States, which has reconnected 640 river ...
Keel DJ, Karpenko K, Blankenship SM, Schumer G, O'Rourke O, Ostberg CO, Chase DA, Duda JJ.   +7 more
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Ethical and legal considerations regarding the ownership and commercial use of human biological materials and their derivatives

Journal of Blood Medicine, 2012
Carlo PetriniItalian National Institute of Health, Rome, ItalyAbstract: This article considers some of the ethical and legal issues relating to the ownership and use – including for commercial purposes – of biological material and ...
Petrini C
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