Serum selenium level and cancer risk: a nested case-control study by Steven A. Narod, Tomasz Huzarski, Anna Jakubowska, Jacek Gronwald, Cezary Cybulski, Oleg Oszurek, Tadeusz Dębniak, Katarzyna Jaworska-Bieniek, Marcin Lener, Katarzyna Białkowska, Grzegorz Sukiennicki, Magdalena Muszyńska, Wojciech Marciniak, Ping Sun, Joanne Kotsopoulos, Jan Lubiński

“…Methods We performed a nested case-control study of baseline serum selenium levels and cancer risk using data and biological samples from 19,573 females that were participants in a biobanking initiative between 2010 and 2014 in Szczecin Poland. …”
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Admixture and breed traceability in European indigenous pig breeds and wild boar using genome-wide SNP data by Christos Dadousis, Maria Muñoz, Cristina Óvilo, Maria Chiara Fabbri, José Pedro Araújo, Samuele Bovo, Marjeta Čandek Potokar, Rui Charneca, Alessandro Crovetti, Maurizio Gallo, Juan María García-Casco, Danijel Karolyi, Goran Kušec, José Manuel Martins, Marie-José Mercat, Carolina Pugliese, Raquel Quintanilla, Čedomir Radović, Violeta Razmaite, Anisa Ribani, Juliet Riquet, Radomir Savić, Giuseppina Schiavo, Martin Škrlep, Silvia Tinarelli, Graziano Usai, Christoph Zimmer, Luca Fontanesi, Riccardo Bozzi

“…Abstract Preserving diversity of indigenous pig (Sus scrofa) breeds is a key factor to (i) sustain the pork chain (both at local and global scales) including the production of high-quality branded products, (ii) enrich the animal biobanking and (iii) progress conservation policies. …”
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Priority research needs to inform amphibian conservation in the Anthropocene by Evan H. Campbell Grant, Staci M. Amburgey, Brian Gratwicke, Victor Acosta‐Chaves, Anat M. Belasen, David Bickford, Carsten A. Brühl, Natalie E. Calatayud, Nick Clemann, Simon Clulow, Jelka Crnobrnja‐Isailovic, Jeff Dawson, David A. De Angelis, C. Kenneth Dodd Jr, Annette Evans, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Mattia Falaschi, Sergio González‐Mollinedo, David M. Green, Roseanna Gamlen‐Greene, Richard A. Griffiths, Brian J. Halstead, Craig Hassapakis, Geoffrey Heard, Catharina Karlsson, Tom Kirschey, Blake Klocke, Tiffany A. Kosch, Sophia Kusterko Novaes, Luke Linhoff, John C. Maerz, Brittany A. Mosher, Katherine O'Donnell, Leticia M. Ochoa‐Ochoa, Deanna H. Olson, Kristiina Ovaska, J. Dale Roberts, Aimee J. Silla, Tariq Stark, Jeanne Tarrant, R. Upton, Judit Vörös, Erin Muths

“…Geological Survey Powell Center symposium, amphibian on‐line forums for discussion, the International Union for Conservation of Nature Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Gamete Biobanking group, and respondents to a survey, we developed a list of 25 priority research questions for amphibian conservation at this stage of the Anthropocene. …”
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Discovery of biomarkers for the presence and progression of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and HEart faiLure with Preserved ejection Fraction in patients at risk for cardio... by Maarten Jan Maria Cramer, Tim Leiner, Gideon B Valstar, Sophie H Bots, Aisha Gohar, Arco J Teske, Leonardo P Suciadi, Roxana Menken, Gerard Pasterkamp, Folkert W Asselbergs, Leonard Hofstra, Michael L Bots

“…Study procedure consists of extensive venous blood collection for biobanking and additional standardised questionnaires. …”
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Decreased serpin C1 in extracellular vesicles predicts response to methotrexate treatment in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis by Raisa Kraaijvanger, Montse Janssen Bonás, Jan C. Grutters, Ioanna Paspali, Marcel Veltkamp, Dominique P. V. de Kleijn, Coline H. M. van Moorsel

“…Objective In this study, we investigated the predictive potential of biomarkers in extracellular vesicles (EVs) isolated from biobanked serum of patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis stored prior to start of therapy. …”
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Nanostructured Silicon Enabled HR-MS for the Label-Free Detection of Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer Plasma Small Extracellular Vesicles by Sanduru Thamarai Krishnan, David Rudd, Rana Rahmani, E. Eduardo Antunez, Rajpreet Singh Minhas, Chandra Kirana, Guy J. Maddern, Kevin Fenix, Ehud Hauben, Nicolas H. Voelcker

“…Here, we used pre-characterised biobanked plasma samples from surgical units, typically with a low volume (~100 µL), to generate and discover signatures of CRC-derived EVs. …”
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Details on high frequency blood collection, data analysis, available material and patient characteristics in BIOMArCS by Eric Boersma, Maxime M. Vroegindewey, Victor J. van den Berg, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Pim van der Harst, Bas Kietselaer, Timo Lenderink, Anton J. Oude Ophuis, Victor A.W.M. Umans, Robbert J. de Winter, Rohit M. Oemrawsingh, K. Martijn Akkerhuis

“…We welcome collaborations for further use of our data, whether or not in combination with other biobanks. Keywords: Biomarkers, Acute coronary syndrome, Repeated blood sampling…”
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Novel Approaches for BAV Aortopathy Prediction—Is There a Need for Cohort Studies and Biomarkers? by Evaldas Girdauskas, Johannes Petersen, Niklas Neumann, Shiho Naito, Tatiana Gross, Annika Jagodzinski, Hermann Reichenspurner, Tanja Zeller

“…A large scale epidemiological cohort study, ranking from apparently healthy individuals to disease patients, and comprehensive biobanks provide the opportunity to study BAV disease and its complications and to identify novel biomarkers for BAV aortopathy surveillance and prognosis. …”
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Current knowledge and future research directions in treatment-related second primary malignancies by Lindsay M. Morton, Anthony J. Swerdlow, Michael Schaapveld, Safaa Ramadan, David C. Hodgson, John Radford, Flora E. van Leeuwen

“…Therefore, large prospective studies with biobanking, high quality treatment data (radiation dose–volume, cumulative drug doses), and data on other cancer risk factors are needed. …”
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Immunofluorescence-guided segmentation of three-dimensional features in micro-computed tomography datasets of human lung tissue by Matthew J. Lawson, Orestis L. Katsamenis, David Chatelet, Aiman Alzetani, Oliver Larkin, Ian Haig, Peter Lackie, Jane Warner, Philipp Schneider

“…This is applicable to the huge range of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues held in biobanks and archives.…”
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Whole-Slide Image Analysis of Human Pancreas Samples to Elucidate the Immunopathogenesis of Type 1 Diabetes Using the QuPath Software by Paola S. Apaolaza, Paola S. Apaolaza, Peristera-Ioanna Petropoulou, Peristera-Ioanna Petropoulou, Teresa Rodriguez-Calvo, Teresa Rodriguez-Calvo

“…Recently, human pancreas samples have become available through several biobanks worldwide, and this has opened numerous opportunities for scientific discovery. …”
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Activation peptide of the coagulation factor XIII (AP-F13A1) as a new biomarker for the screening of colorectal cancer by Julien Peltier, Jean-Pierre Roperch, Stéphane Audebert, Jean-Paul Borg, Luc Camoin

“…AP-F13A1 was reduced in CRC patients using PRM assays from two distinct biobanks. The AUC for AP-F13A1 were 0.95 and 0.93. …”
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Rational synthesis of total damage during cryoprotectant equilibration: modelling and experimental validation of osmomechanical, temperature, and cytotoxic damage in sea urchin (Pa... by Dominic J. Olver, Pablo Heres, Estefania Paredes, James D. Benson

“…Despite their importance, biobanking of urchin oocytes by cryopreservation is currently not possible. …”
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First Evaluations and Cryopreservation of Semen Samples from Sunda Clouded Leopards (<em>Neofelis diardi</em>) by Zainal Zahari Zainuddin, Mohamed Reza Mohamed Tarmizi, Keng Chee Yap, Pierre Comizzoli, Symphorosa Sipangkui

“…A better understanding of semen characteristics and resilience to freezing temperatures is necessary before developing assisted reproductive techniques and systematic biobanking for the Sunda clouded leopard. The objective of this study was to evaluate for the first time the semen and sperm quality (in fresh and frozen samples) of two captive Sunda clouded leopards in Malaysia. …”
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A systematic overview of rare disease patient registries: challenges in design, quality management, and maintenance by Isabel C. Hageman, Iris A.L.M. van Rooij, Ivo de Blaauw, Misel Trajanovska, Sebastian K. King

“…Inclusion criteria were any manuscript type focused upon rare disease patient registries describing design, quality monitoring or maintenance. Biobanks and drug surveillances were excluded. A total of 37 articles, published between 2001 and 2021, met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Circulating Cardiovascular Biomarkers in Cancer Therapeutics‐Related Cardiotoxicity: Review of Critical Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions by Gillian Murtagh, James L. Januzzi, Marielle Scherrer‐Crosbie, Tomas G. Neilan, Susan Dent, Jennifer E. Ho, Vinesh Appadurai, Ray McDermott, Nausheen Akhter

“…Further efforts to harmonize biomarker methodologies including centralized biobanking and analyses, novel decision limits, and head‐to‐head comparisons are needed. …”
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Cancer genomics : from bench to personalized medicine / by Dellaire, Graham, 1971- editor, Berman, Jason N., editor, Arceci, Robert, editor

Return of individual research results from genomic research: A systematic review of stakeholder perspectives by Danya F. Vears, Joel T. Minion, Stephanie J. Roberts, James Cummings, Mavis Machirori, Mwenza Blell, Isabelle Budin-Ljøsne, Lorraine Cowley, Stephanie O. M. Dyke, Clara Gaff, Robert Green, Alison Hall, Amber L. Johns, Bartha M. Knoppers, Stephanie Mulrine, Christine Patch, Eva Winkler, Madeleine J. Murtagh

“…Most (76%) discussed clinical research projects, rather than biobanks. More than half (58%) gauged views that were hypothetical. …”
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Identification of miRNAs contributing to neuroblastoma chemoresistance by Duncan Ayers, Pieter Mestdagh, Tom Van Maerken, Jo Vandesompele

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Circulating biomarkers in the diagnosis and prognosis of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related myocarditis: time for a risk-based approach by Gillian Murtagh, Christopher deFilippi, Qiong Zhao, Ana Barac

“…Our review proposes a framework for future multisite registries, including cTn evaluation at baseline and at the time of irAE suspicion, with development of central biobanking to allow head-to-head evaluation and clinical validation of different biomarker assays in ICI-myocarditis. …”
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