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Biobanks in Europe: Prospects for Harmonisation and Networking

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  • 분류정책동향 > 기타 > 기타
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    2010-05-15
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    JRC
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    #Biobanks
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Biobanks in Europe: Prospects for Harmonisation and Networking

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


The sequencing of the human genome has greatly facilitated the shift towards studying multi-factorial disorders rather than rare monogenic diseases and, as a result, has led to the development of more targeted therapeutic models (e.g. personalised drug therapies). These are highly dependent, however, on the ability to establish clear disease-genomic profile associations which requires the availability of large epidemiological studies and samples from well-characterised patient cohorts. For this reason, biobanks, i.e. the organised collections consisting of biological samples and associated data, have gained great significance for research and personalised medicine.


While biobanks are increasingly recognised as a crucial infrastructure for research, at the same time the widely varied practices in biobanking regarding for example collection, storage and consent procedures may also pose a barrier to cross-border research and collaboration by limiting access to samples and data. In this context, a recent study indicates that the limited sharing and linkage of samples is a key barrier for research, such as pharmacogenetics. Wide variation is observed in the implementation of relevant existing regulation, which may add further burden to harnessing the public health benefit of these collections. Therefore, it has been suggested that there is a strong need for a harmonised approach on biobanking practices and improved networking of existing and new collections. Nevertheless, the extent of the actual activities and the impact of the level of networking and harmonisation have not been fully assessed.

 

 

 

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