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Biobanking initiatives to develop a national liver disease biobank facility in India
Birendra K Yadav1, Chhagan Bihari1,2
1National Liver Disease Biobank, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Aim:
India has a high hepatobiliary disease burden, yet very little research has been done in this field. A major roadblock in the translational research is the unavailability of quality biosamples with standardized clinical annotations. Having a national level biobank facility can circumvent the problem. The Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences being a premier liver institute, undertook the initiative to establish the national liver disease biobank.
Methodology:
We conducted a survey among the potential users of biobank resources. Furthermore, a detailed proposal of the model for a national level liver disease biobank was submitted to a funding agency.
Conclusion:
Establishment of a national biobank facility for liver disease will be a major step towards revolutionizing liver-related clinical and basic research as well as personalized medicine in India.
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