Biobank Definitions
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Definition: a collection of biological samples which are permanently preserved
Reference: Norwegian Legislation
Comment by jwright — September 23, 2007 #
Biobanks contain blood or cell samples from large numbers of people. Genetic information from each sample is linked to the individual’s medical history and lifestyle data.
resource: GeneWatch, www.genewatch.org
Comment by Dita — September 27, 2007 #
Bio-bank is defined as “any depository of biological samples and related derivatives, with or without a pre-defined period of storage, based on prospective collection or made up of previously collected material, obtained for health care purposes, public health monitoring programs, or for research, and that includes identified, identifiable, anonymized or anonymous samples”
Reference: Portuguese Law (Law n.o 12/2005, 26th of January, article 19, n.o 1)
Comment by Jessica Wright — October 15, 2007 #
A collection of samples from clinically-characterised volunteers comprising blood, induced sputum, bronchial biopsies and epithelial cells. These samples are used to develop the complex in vitro human disease models
Source:http://www.synairgen.com/investors_glossary.asp
Comment by Haroon Khan — February 22, 2008 #
The Swedish Act on Biobanks (SF 2002:297) defines the concept “Biobank”
as “biological material from one or several human beings collected and stored indefinitely or for a specified time and whose origin can be traced to the human or humans from whom it originates”
Source: http://www.biobanks.se/biobank.htm
Comment by Rachel White — February 27, 2008 #
Biobanks are defined as collections of samples of human bodily substances (e.g. cells,
tissue, blood, or DNA as the physical medium of genetic information)that are or can be associated with personal data and information on their donors. Biobanks have a twofold character,
as collections of both samples and data.
(Nationaler Ethikrat (2004) Biobanks for research)
Comment by Emma Cooper — February 27, 2008 #
Hungarian Biobank Website:
“Specimen collections originated from living organisms are termed “biobank”. Therefore there are human, animal, plant, microbiological etc. biobanks. According to another definition biobank is a specimen collection that contains genetic specimens and related database of genetic background and identity data in order to human genetic studies.”
http://www.biobank.hu/en/biobank.php
Comment by Holly Tingle — February 29, 2008 #
Biobank/biorepository: An organized collection of human biological material and the information associated with the material stored for one or more research purposes and capable of being linked.
Source: Hungarian Biobank website http://biobank.hu/en/biobank.php)
Comment by Asta Cekanauskaite — March 1, 2008 #
“Gene Bank” means a database established and maintained by the chief processor consisting of tissue samples, descriptions of DNA, descriptions of state of health, genealogies, genetic data and data enabling the identification of gene donors.
Source: Estonian Human Genes Research Act, 2000
Comment by Asta Cekanauskaite — March 1, 2008 #
Biobank: a collection of biological samples which are permanently preserved.
Source: Act on Biobanks No. 110/2000, Iceland http://www.mannvernd.is/english/laws/Act.Biobanks.html
Comment by Asta Cekanauskaite — March 1, 2008 #
“For the purpose of this paper, biobanks are defined as collections of samples of human substances (e.g. cells, blood, tissue or DNA) that are or can be associated with personal data and information on their donors. Biobanks have a twofold character, as collections of both samples and data”.
Source: European Medicines Agency. Draft concept paper on the development of a guideline on biobanks issues relevant to pharmacogenetics (www.emea.europa.eu/pdfs/human/pharmacogenetics/680605en.pdf)
Comment by Asta Cekanauskaite — March 1, 2008 #
“For the purpose of this paper, biobanks are defined as collections of samples of human substances (e.g. cells, blood, tissue or DNA) that are or can be associated with personal data and information on their donors. Biobanks have a twofold character, as collections of both samples and data”.
Source: European Medicines Agency. Draft concept paper on the development of a guideline on biobanks issues relevant to pharmacogenetics.
Comment by Asta Cekanauskaite — March 1, 2008 #
A population biobank is a collection of biological materials that has the following characteristics:
i. the collection has a population basis;
ii. it is established, or has been converted, to supply biological materials or data derived therefrom for multiple future research projects;
iii. it contains biological materials and associated personal data, which may include or be linked to genealogical, medical and lifestyle data and which may be regularly updated;
iv. it receives and supplies materials in an organised manner.
Source: Recommendation Rec(2006)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on research on biological materials of human origin, Article 17
https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=977859
Comment by Asta Cekanauskaite — March 1, 2008 #
A biobank/biorepository: collection, storage, processing and distribution of biological materials and the data associated with them.
Source: http://www.biobankcentral.org/importance/what.php
Comment by Gillian Mignott — March 2, 2008 #
Bobank is a repository of genetic information correlated with patient medical records which can assist the research and identification of genetic factors influencing disease and drug interactions.
source: JAMIA 2008 Feb 28 US and Scottish Health Professionals’Attitudes toward DNA Biobanking
Comment by Ching-Yun Li — March 2, 2008 #
Biobanks contain biological samples and associated information that are essential raw materials for advancement of biotechnology, human health, and research and development in life sciences.
Population-based and disease-oriented biobanks are major biobank formats to establish the disease relevance of human genes and provide opportunities to elucidate their interaction with environment and lifestyle.
source:BFGP 2007 Sep Biobanks: transnational, European and global networks.
Comment by Shih-Yu Chen — March 4, 2008 #
“The term biobank is relatively new. It appeared in PubMed for the first time in 1996 (Loft S , Poulsen HE (1996) Cancer risk and oxidative DNA damage in man. J Mol Med 74: 297–312) but was not used with any frequency until 2000. Although the term is used to describe various biological repositories, it originally referred to large population banks of human tissue and related data. In this article, biobank refers to any collection of human biological material—organs, tissue, blood, cells and other body fluids—that contains at least traces of DNA or RNA that would allow genetic analysis.”
http://www.nature.com/embor/journal/v7/n7/full/7400740.html
Comment by Nathan Gray — March 5, 2008 #
“The word biobank today seems to allude to some form of deposit of property with market value”*
“Biolibraries represent an assembly of biological materials potentially vectors of genetic information (i.e. possessing cells or directly extracted genetic material). Files, possibly computerized, are associated to this assembly of biological material, and are composed of the data which is essential for it to be exploited (origin of donors, genealogy, clinical and biological data). “
Source: French National Consultative Ethics Committee on Health and Life Sciences
No°077 Ethical issues raised by collections of biological material and associated information data: “biobanks”, “biolibraries” (2003-03-20)
Judit Sandor
Comment by nathan — March 6, 2008 #
“Human biobanks and genetic research databases (HBGRDs) are structured resources that can be used for the purpose of genetic research, which include: a) human biological materials and/or information generated from the analysis of the same; and b) extensive associated information.”
Source: OECD Draft Guidelines for Human Biobanks and Genetic Research Databases, 2008
http://www.oecd.org/document/63/0,3343,en_2649_34537_40305535_1_1_1_1,00.html#11
Comment by Jessica Wright — April 24, 2008 #
a lot of informaton about biobanks
http://www.latinbanks.catedraderechoygenomahumano.es/documentacion.aspx
Comment by Helena Moniz — April 25, 2008 #
Biobanks are institutions which store human cells and tissues of scientific importance for a diverse range of research projects. One has to distinguish between mere collections of biomaterial and a biobank which is intended to foster research and facilitate the international exchange of cells and tissues derived from human origin.
Source: Tiss.EU project http://www.tisseu.uni-hannover.de
Comment by Jessica Wright — June 9, 2008 #
Biobanks are “collections of samples of human bodily substances (e.g. cells,tissue, blood, or DNA as the physical medium of genetic information) that are or can be associated with personal data and information on their donors.”
Source: German National Ethics Council (Nationaler Ethikrat) Opinion (Stellungnahme) on Biobanks for research, 2004
Comment by Jessica Wright — July 23, 2008 #
A collection of human bodily materials and the (digital) information related to these materials.
Comment by Simone Fennell — September 3, 2008 #
Biobanks - “large collections of well-documented, up-to-date epidemiological, clinical and biological information and accompanying material from large numbers of patients and healthy persons representing general population”
Biobanks - “are characterized by a collection of biological samples, such as blood, tissues or DNA, plus associated epidemiological, clinical and research data”
Source: BBMRI (a pan-European and internationally broadly accessible research infrastructure and a network of existing and de novo biobanks and biomolecular resources) website - http://bbmri.eu/bbmri/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=59
Comment by Jessica Wright — October 31, 2008 #
A comment on Asta’s post March 1, 2008:
“Biobank: a collection of biological samples which are permanently preserved.
Source: Act on Biobanks No. 110/2000, Iceland ”
Comment: Temporarily preserved samples are not included in the Act - temporary covers storage for up to five years. The five year rule can also be extended if the National Bioethics Committee agrees. This includes use for research.
Comment by Jessica Wright — March 12, 2009 #
Belgium, Law of 19 Dec 2008 on Procurement and use of human bodily material for medical application and scientific research:
Article 2 (27) « biobanque » : structure qui assure le stockage et la mise à disposition de matériel corporel humain, exclusivement pour la recherche scientifique et qui n’est destiné à aucune application humaine;
Source: http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi/article_body.pl?language=fr&caller=summary&pub_date=2008-12-30&numac=2008018385
Comment by Jessica Wright — January 5, 2010 #