Samples and data accessibility in research biobanks: an explorative survey by Marco Capocasa, Paolo Anagnostou, Flavio D’Abramo, Giulia Matteucci, Valentina Dominici, Giovanni Destro Bisol, Fabrizio Rufo

“…Biobanks, which contain human biological samples and/or data, provide a crucial contribution to the progress of biomedical research. …”
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Diet and general cognitive ability in the UK Biobank dataset by Piril Hepsomali, John A. Groeger

“…In this study, we aimed to conduct the largest investigation of diet and cognition to date, through systematically examining the UK Biobank (UKB) data to find out whether dietary quality and food groups play a role on general cognitive ability. …”
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Biobanking — a new environment for psychological research and applications by Bryzgalina Elena V., Ryzhov Andrey L., Tikhomandritskaya Olga A., Tkhostov, Alexander Sh., Zinchenko, Yury P.

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Resurrecting biodiversity: advanced assisted reproductive technologies and biobanking by Rhiannon L Bolton, Andrew Mooney, Matt T Pettit, Anthony E Bolton, Lucy Morgan, Gabby J Drake, Ruth Appeltant, Susan L Walker, James D Gillis, Christina Hvilsom

Subjects: “…biobanking…”
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Correction: Phenome-wide heritability analysis of the UK Biobank. by Tian Ge, Chia-Yen Chen, Benjamin M Neale, Mert R Sabuncu, Jordan W Smoller

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Variation in VEGFA and risk of cardiovascular disease in the UK Biobank by Hongyin Chen, Xingyu Lv, Jinzhao Yang, Zhaojun Chen, Wanning Qiao, Tao Zhou, Yang Zhang, Yang Zhang

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Inclusion of residual tissue in biobanks: opt-in or opt-out? by Noor A A Giesbertz, Annelien L Bredenoord, Johannes J M van Delden

“…Residual samples are an important source of tissue for biobanks. They refer to leftover tissue that is obtained in the course of clinical care. …”
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Polygenic score development in the era of large-scale biobanks by Vincent Plagnol

“…In this issue of Cell Genomics, Xu et al. report a comprehensive analysis of the genetics of 26 blood cell traits, leveraging data from two large biobanks to construct and make available machine-learning optimized polygenic scores (PGSs). …”
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Towards the creation of a unified glossary of Russian biobanks by A. A. Mikhailova, Yu. A. Nasykhova, A. I. Muravyov, A. Yu. Efimenko, A. S. Glotov

“…One of the goals of the National Association of Biobanks and Biobanking Specialists is the development of a network of Russian biobanks interacting with each other at various levels, as well as the development and implementation of organizational and legal tools for its regulation. …”
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Russian students’ awareness of and attitudes toward donating to biobanks by Tsvetkova, Larissa A., Antonova, Natalia A., Ksenia Y. Eritsyan

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Characterization of a multicenter pediatric-hydrocephalus shunt biobank by Jacob Gluski, Paul Zajciw, Prashant Hariharan, Amanda Morgan, Diego M. Morales, Andrew Jea, William Whitehead, Neena Marupudi, Steven Ham, Sandeep Sood, James P. McAllister, David D. Limbrick, Carolyn A. Harris

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Sexual and physical abuse and depressive symptoms in the UK Biobank by Anna B. Chaplin, Peter B. Jones, Golam M. Khandaker

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Association between anticholinergic burden and dementia in UK Biobank by Jure Mur, Tom C. Russ, Simon R. Cox, Riccardo E. Marioni, Graciela Muniz‐Terrera

“…Methods Using Cox proportional hazards models, we computed the association between annual anticholinergic burden (AChB) and the risk of dementia in UK Biobank with linked general practitioner prescription records between the years 2000 and 2015 (n = 171,775). …”
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Sex-specific cardiovascular risk factors in the UK Biobank by Skyler R. St. Pierre, Bartosz Kaczmarski, Mathias Peirlinck, Ellen Kuhl

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Telomere length and brain imaging phenotypes in UK Biobank. by Anya Topiwala, Thomas E Nichols, Logan Z J Williams, Emma C Robinson, Fidel Alfaro-Almagro, Bernd Taschler, Chaoyue Wang, Christopher P Nelson, Karla L Miller, Veryan Codd, Nilesh J Samani, Stephen M Smith

“…Here we show that leucocyte telomere length (LTL) is associated with multi-modal MRI phenotypes in 31,661 UK Biobank participants. Longer LTL is associated with: i) larger global and subcortical grey matter volumes including the hippocampus, ii) lower T1-weighted grey-white tissue contrast in sensory cortices, iii) white-matter microstructure measures in corpus callosum and association fibres, iv) lower volume of white matter hyperintensities, and v) lower basal ganglia iron. …”
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Establishing an academic biobank in a resource-challenged environment by Cassandra Claire Soo, Freedom Mukomana, Scott Hazelhurst, Michele Ramsay

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The Significance of Biobanking in the Sustainability of Biomedical Research: A Review by Mahshid Zohouri, Abbas Ghaderi

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Biobanked tracheal basal cells retain the capacity to differentiate by Natalie A. Kelly, Kimberly M. Shontz, Maxwell Bergman, Amy M. Manning, Susan D. Reynolds, Tendy Chiang

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Biobanking: A foundation of life-science research and advancement by Brian Gao, Zhiquan Shu, Shen Ren, Dayong Gao

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A Biobank of Colorectal Cancer Patient-Derived Xenografts by Suad M. Abdirahman, Michael Christie, Adele Preaudet, Marie C. U. Burstroem, Dmitri Mouradov, Belinda Lee, Oliver M. Sieber, Tracy L. Putoczki

“…Here, we describe the generation of a biobank of CRC PDXs from stage I to stage IV patients. …”
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