Methods in Biobanking

Genetic Research and Biobanks.- The Need to Down Regulate: A Minimal Ethical Framework for Biobank Research.- Nordic Biological Specimen Bank Cohorts as Basis for Studies of Cancer Causes and Control: Quality Control Tools for Study Cohorts with More than 2 Million Sample Donors and 100,000 Prospective Cancers.- Biobanks Collected for Routine Healthcare Purposes: Build-Up and Use for Epidemiological Research.- Biobanks and Registers in Epidemiological Research on Cancer.- Study Designs for Biobank-Based Epidemiologic Research on Chronic Diseases.- The EPIC Biobank (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition).- The AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (ACSR).- Specific Advantages of Twin Registries and Biobanks.- The Swedish Multi-Generation Register.- Multigenerational Information: The Example of the Icelandic Genealogy Database.- Creation of a New Prospective Research Biobank: The Example of HUNT3.- Best Practices for Establishing a Biobank.- Extraction, Quantitation, and Functionality Evaluation of DNA from Various Sample Types.- Cervical Cytology Biobanks as a Resource for Molecular Epidemiology.- Biobanking of Fresh Frozen Tissue from Clinical Surgical Specimens: Transport Logistics, Sample Selection, and Histological Characterization.- Protein Extraction from Solid Tissue.- Collection and Preservation of Frozen Microorganisms.- Handling of Solid Brain Tumor Tissue for Protein Analysis.- Blood Plasma Handling for Protein Analysis.- Biobank Informatics: Connecting Genotypes and Phenotypes.- A Practical Guide to Constructing and Using Tissue Microarrays.- Breast Cancer Genomics Based on Biobanks.- Monitoring, Alarm, and Data Visualization Service on Sample Preparing and Sample Storing Devices in Biobanks.- Fresh Frozen Tissue: RNA Extraction and Quality Control.