Comments on: Biobank Definitions http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk privacy in research ethics and law Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:06:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Jessica Wright http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-5497 Jessica Wright Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:18:08 +0000 http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-5497 Belgium, Law of 19 Dec 2008 on Procurement and use of human bodily material for medical application and scientific research: Article 2 (27) « biobanque » : structure qui assure le stockage et la mise à disposition de matériel corporel humain, exclusivement pour la recherche scientifique et qui n'est destiné à aucune application humaine; Source: http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi/article_body.pl?language=fr&caller=summary&pub_date=2008-12-30&numac=2008018385 Belgium, Law of 19 Dec 2008 on Procurement and use of human bodily material for medical application and scientific research:

Article 2 (27) « biobanque » : structure qui assure le stockage et la mise à disposition de matériel corporel humain, exclusivement pour la recherche scientifique et qui n’est destiné à aucune application humaine;

Source: http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi/article_body.pl?language=fr&caller=summary&pub_date=2008-12-30&numac=2008018385

]]> By: Jessica Wright http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-3946 Jessica Wright Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:07:10 +0000 http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-3946 A comment on Asta's post March 1, 2008: "Biobank: a collection of biological samples which are permanently preserved. Source: Act on Biobanks No. 110/2000, Iceland " Comment: Temporarily preserved samples are not included in the Act - temporary covers storage for up to five years. The five year rule can also be extended if the National Bioethics Committee agrees. This includes use for research. A comment on Asta’s post March 1, 2008:

“Biobank: a collection of biological samples which are permanently preserved.
Source: Act on Biobanks No. 110/2000, Iceland ”

Comment: Temporarily preserved samples are not included in the Act - temporary covers storage for up to five years. The five year rule can also be extended if the National Bioethics Committee agrees. This includes use for research.

]]> By: Jessica Wright http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-806 Jessica Wright Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:31:56 +0000 http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-806 Biobanks - "large collections of well-documented, up-to-date epidemiological, clinical and biological information and accompanying material from large numbers of patients and healthy persons representing general population" Biobanks - "are characterized by a collection of biological samples, such as blood, tissues or DNA, plus associated epidemiological, clinical and research data" Source: BBMRI (a pan-European and internationally broadly accessible research infrastructure and a network of existing and de novo biobanks and biomolecular resources) website - http://bbmri.eu/bbmri/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=59 Biobanks - “large collections of well-documented, up-to-date epidemiological, clinical and biological information and accompanying material from large numbers of patients and healthy persons representing general population”

Biobanks - “are characterized by a collection of biological samples, such as blood, tissues or DNA, plus associated epidemiological, clinical and research data”

Source: BBMRI (a pan-European and internationally broadly accessible research infrastructure and a network of existing and de novo biobanks and biomolecular resources) website - http://bbmri.eu/bbmri/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=59

]]> By: Simone Fennell http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-380 Simone Fennell Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:26:19 +0000 http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-380 A collection of human bodily materials and the (digital) information related to these materials. A collection of human bodily materials and the (digital) information related to these materials.

]]> By: Jessica Wright http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-159 Jessica Wright Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:06:00 +0000 http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-159 Biobanks are “collections of samples of human bodily substances (e.g. cells,tissue, blood, or DNA as the physical medium of genetic information) that are or can be associated with personal data and information on their donors.” Source: German National Ethics Council (Nationaler Ethikrat) Opinion (Stellungnahme) on Biobanks for research, 2004 Biobanks are “collections of samples of human bodily substances (e.g. cells,tissue, blood, or DNA as the physical medium of genetic information) that are or can be associated with personal data and information on their donors.”

Source: German National Ethics Council (Nationaler Ethikrat) Opinion (Stellungnahme) on Biobanks for research, 2004

]]> By: Jessica Wright http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-47 Jessica Wright Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:33:31 +0000 http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-47 Biobanks are institutions which store human cells and tissues of scientific importance for a diverse range of research projects. One has to distinguish between mere collections of biomaterial and a biobank which is intended to foster research and facilitate the international exchange of cells and tissues derived from human origin. Source: Tiss.EU project http://www.tisseu.uni-hannover.de Biobanks are institutions which store human cells and tissues of scientific importance for a diverse range of research projects. One has to distinguish between mere collections of biomaterial and a biobank which is intended to foster research and facilitate the international exchange of cells and tissues derived from human origin.

Source: Tiss.EU project http://www.tisseu.uni-hannover.de

]]> By: Helena Moniz http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-43 Helena Moniz Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:36:07 +0000 http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-43 a lot of informaton about biobanks http://www.latinbanks.catedraderechoygenomahumano.es/documentacion.aspx a lot of informaton about biobanks
http://www.latinbanks.catedraderechoygenomahumano.es/documentacion.aspx

]]> By: Jessica Wright http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-41 Jessica Wright Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:23:07 +0000 http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-41 "Human biobanks and genetic research databases (HBGRDs) are structured resources that can be used for the purpose of genetic research, which include: a) human biological materials and/or information generated from the analysis of the same; and b) extensive associated information." Source: OECD Draft Guidelines for Human Biobanks and Genetic Research Databases, 2008 http://www.oecd.org/document/63/0,3343,en_2649_34537_40305535_1_1_1_1,00.html#11 “Human biobanks and genetic research databases (HBGRDs) are structured resources that can be used for the purpose of genetic research, which include: a) human biological materials and/or information generated from the analysis of the same; and b) extensive associated information.”
Source: OECD Draft Guidelines for Human Biobanks and Genetic Research Databases, 2008
http://www.oecd.org/document/63/0,3343,en_2649_34537_40305535_1_1_1_1,00.html#11

]]> By: nathan http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-34 nathan Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:06:13 +0000 http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-34 <p>“The word biobank today seems to allude to some form of deposit of property with market value”*<br /> “Biolibraries represent an assembly of biological materials potentially vectors of genetic information (i.e. possessing cells or directly extracted genetic material). Files, possibly computerized, are associated to this assembly of biological material, and are composed of the data which is essential for it to be exploited (origin of donors, genealogy, clinical and biological data). “</p> <p>Source: French National Consultative Ethics Committee on Health and Life Sciences<br /> No°077 Ethical issues raised by collections of biological material and associated information data: "biobanks", "biolibraries" (2003-03-20)</p> Judit Sandor “The word biobank today seems to allude to some form of deposit of property with market value”*
“Biolibraries represent an assembly of biological materials potentially vectors of genetic information (i.e. possessing cells or directly extracted genetic material). Files, possibly computerized, are associated to this assembly of biological material, and are composed of the data which is essential for it to be exploited (origin of donors, genealogy, clinical and biological data). “

Source: French National Consultative Ethics Committee on Health and Life Sciences
No°077 Ethical issues raised by collections of biological material and associated information data: “biobanks”, “biolibraries” (2003-03-20)

Judit Sandor

]]> By: Nathan Gray http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-33 Nathan Gray Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:17:31 +0000 http://www.privileged.group.shef.ac.uk/projstages/stage1/introduction/biobank-defs/#comment-33 "The term biobank is relatively new. It appeared in PubMed for the first time in 1996 (Loft S , Poulsen HE (1996) Cancer risk and oxidative DNA damage in man. J Mol Med 74: 297–312) but was not used with any frequency until 2000. Although the term is used to describe various biological repositories, it originally referred to large population banks of human tissue and related data. In this article, biobank refers to any collection of human biological material—organs, tissue, blood, cells and other body fluids—that contains at least traces of DNA or RNA that would allow genetic analysis." http://www.nature.com/embor/journal/v7/n7/full/7400740.html “The term biobank is relatively new. It appeared in PubMed for the first time in 1996 (Loft S , Poulsen HE (1996) Cancer risk and oxidative DNA damage in man. J Mol Med 74: 297–312) but was not used with any frequency until 2000. Although the term is used to describe various biological repositories, it originally referred to large population banks of human tissue and related data. In this article, biobank refers to any collection of human biological material—organs, tissue, blood, cells and other body fluids—that contains at least traces of DNA or RNA that would allow genetic analysis.”

http://www.nature.com/embor/journal/v7/n7/full/7400740.html

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