Pathology and Biobanking

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Kelten Talu C., Toper M. H., Sahin Y., Erdogdu I. H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, vol.36, no.2, pp.93-108, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.5146/tjpath.2020.01482
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.93-108
  • Keywords: Biobank, Human tissue biobank, Pathology-centered biobank, Quality control, Sustainability, GENE-EXPRESSION ANALYSIS, TUMOR-TISSUE, STORAGE-CONDITIONS, QUALITY-ASSURANCE, BLOOD COLLECTION, NUCLEIC-ACIDS, WHOLE GENOME, DNA BANKING, BIOSPECIMENS, RECOVERY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Biobanks are units where high quality and long-term protection of biomaterials is maintained. This system, in which biological materials and data are systematically recorded and stored, is a unique resource for the study of the pathophysiology of disease, the development of diagnostic biomarkers, and working with human tissues for the potential discovery of targeted therapeutic agents. At this point, the pathology unit plays a unifying and complementary role between the clinical and core disciplines and offers optimal management of the patients' biomaterials for diagnostic and research projects. The aim of this article is to present general information with regard to a biobank constructed for the storage of tumor tissue and blood biospecimens.