Infrastructure and facilities for human biobanking in low- and middle-income countries: a situation analysis.

Pathobiology : Journal of Immunopathology, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Maimuna MendyBCNet survey participants

Abstract

To collect information on biobanking facilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as a first step towards establishing an LMIC biobank and cohort building network (BCNet) to support research, with a focus on cancer control. Sixty centres were identified from sources including cancer centres, universities, hospitals, and public health facilities and invited to participate in a survey between December 2012 and March 2013. Of the 27 centres (45%) that responded, most have existed for <10 years. They store between 1,000 and 1,000,000 research samples as well as samples remaining after clinical diagnosis. Sample storage is mostly in freezers, although 45% (9/20) of the centres do not have regular access to electricity. Biobank managers, sample management systems, and mechanisms for follow-up using linkages are uncommon. Many (80%; 21/26) of the centres have regulations to govern research, but regulations for the use of biobank resources (samples and data) are not well developed. Biobanking facilities are being developed in LMICs. Shortcomings in international visibility, sample sharing regulations, standardization, quality assurance, and sample management systems could be alleviated by international networking. Stakeholder...Continue Reading

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Oct 18, 2016·Biopreservation and Biobanking·Alice MatimbaCollen Masimirembwa
Oct 18, 2016·Biopreservation and Biobanking·Jim Vaught
Mar 25, 2017·Biopreservation and Biobanking·Tanja MacheinerKarine Sargsyan
May 8, 2018·Biopreservation and Biobanking·Rufus O AkinyemiMayowa Owolabi
Oct 17, 2018·Biopreservation and Biobanking·Marianne Krall Henderson, Zisis Kozlakidis
Jul 31, 2018·Oncology Reviews·Shankargouda PatilShailesh Gondivkar
Jul 28, 2020·JCO Global Oncology·Anne F RositchClement Adebamowo
May 24, 2019·Journal of Translational Medicine·Luigi CoppolaMarco Salvatore
Feb 28, 2020·Clinical Microbiology Reviews·Olivier VandenbergAlex van Belkum
Sep 19, 2017·Biopreservation and Biobanking·Emmanuelle GormallyPaul Hofman
May 16, 2019·Biopreservation and Biobanking·Maimuna MendyUNKNOWN IARC Biobank Steering Committee Members
Dec 31, 2020·BioMed Research International·Saida LhousniMohammed Bellaoui

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