The Quebec Respiratory Health Network Biobank. (31st December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Biardel, Sabrina; Racine, Christine; Fortier, Yvan; Mogas, Andrea Karen; Maillé, Émilie; Brochiero, Emmanuelle; Maltais, François; Lauzon, Anne-Marie; Tse, Sze Man; Laprise, Catherine; Joubert, Philippe; Rousseau, Éric; Bissonnette, Élyse; Laviolette, Michel; Bossé, Yohan; Rousseau, Simon
• Is Part Of: Open journal of bioresources. Volume 5(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-12-31
• Subjects: Respiratory health -- biomedical research -- precision medicine -- genetics -- biomarkers; Medicine -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.5334/ojb.39
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2056-5542

Abstract

The Quebec Respiratory Health Network (RHN) Biobank is a multi-site infrastructure located in the province of Quebec (Canada) to collect, store, and supply high-quality human biological specimens for research on respiratory diseases. The sample types are diverse (plasma, serum, buffy coat, primary lung cells, lung parenchyma, bronchial biopsies, polyps, others), disease-oriented, and mirror research activities conducted at each site. The biobank currently manages approximately 57, 000 specimens from 8, 000 research participants or patients treated by standard of care. Specimens' inventory and corresponding clinical data from all sites are denominalized and linked to a centralized database with retrieval and querying capabilities. Archival samples from recent to nearly 20-year collections are available to academic and industry researchers studying respiratory diseases.