Towards Harmonized Biobanking for Biomonitoring: A Comparison of Human Biomonitoring-Related and Clinical Biorepositories.

Towards Harmonized Biobanking for Biomonitoring: A Comparison of Human Biomonitoring-Related and Clinical Biorepositories. Biopreserv Biobank. 2020 Apr;18(2):122-135 Authors: Lermen D, Gwinner F, Bartel-Steinbach M, Mueller SC, Habermann JK, Balwir MB, Smits E, Virgolino A, Fiddicke U, Berglund M, Åkesson A, Bergstrom A, Leander K, Horvat M, Snoj Tratnik J, Posada de la Paz M, Castaño Calvo A, Esteban López M, von Briesen H, Zimmermann H, Kolossa-Gehring M Abstract Human biomonitoring (HBM) depends on high-quality human samples to identify status and trends in exposure and ensure comparability of results. In this context, much effort has been put into the development of standardized processes and quality assurance for sampling and chemical analysis, while effects of sample storage and shipment on sample quality have been less thoroughly addressed. To characterize the currently applied storage and shipment procedures within the consortium of the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU), which aims at harmonization of HBM in Europe, a requirement analysis based on data from an online survey was conducted. In addition, the online survey was addressed to professionals in clinical biobanking represented by members of the European, Middle Eastern and African Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking (ESBB) to identify the current state-of-the-art in terms of sample storage and shipment. Results of this survey conducted in these...
Source: Biopreservation and Biobanking - Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Biopreserv Biobank Source Type: research