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.

From the reviews:“The modest aim of Dillner’s tome, to ‘contribute to the development of competence in the subject area of Biobanking’, is admirably met. … As a compendium of interesting topics which are informatively presented by experts in the field the book works. So if you want to dip into the world of biobanking this is the book for you. … it is a useful text for undergraduate or master’s level courses, in which biobanking is a component part.” (John Gallacher, Human Genetics, Vol. 129, 2011)