Opening of the National Biobank of Korea as the Infrastructure of Future Biomedical Science in Korea

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 177-184

  Cho, Sang Yun ^a   Hong, Eun Jung ^a   Nam, Jung Min ^a   Han, Bogkee ^a   Chu, Chaeshin ^b   Park, Ok ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biobank; Biospecimen; Cohort; Korea Biobank Network; Korea Biobank Project; National Biobank of Korea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN GENETICS; KOREA; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 84866879293     PISSN: 22109099     EISSN: 22109110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrp.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Zika E., Gurwitz D., Ibarreta D. Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics: state-of-the-art and potential socio-economic impact in EU. European Commission DG JRC/IPTS. EUR 2006, 22214.
2. Austin M.A., Harding S., McElroy C. Gene-banks: a comparison of eight proposed international genetic databases. Community Genet 2003, 6(1):37-45.
3. Yuille M., van Ommen G., Brechot C., et al. Biobanking for Europe. Brief Bioinform 2008 Jan, 9(1):14-24.
4. Cambon-Thomson A., Rial-Sebbag E., Knoppers B.M. Trends in ethical and legal framework for the use of human biobanks. Eur Repir J 2007 Aug, 30(2):373-382.
5. Watts G. UK Biobank opens it data vaults to researchers. BMJ 2012 Mar, 344:e2459.
6. Chen Z., Chen J., Collins R., et al. China Kodoorie Biobank of 0.5 million people: survey methods, baseline characteristics and long-term follow up. Int J Epidemiol 2011 Dec, 40(6):1652-1666.
7. GBI research, Biobanks - 2011 Yearbook (2011) Survey report.
8. Knoppers B.M., Fortier I., Legault D., Burton P. The public population project in genomics (P3G): a proof of concept?. Eur J Hum Genet 2008 Jun, 16(6):664-665.
9. Yuille M., van Ommenn G.J., Brechot C., et al. Biobanking for Europe. Brief Bioinform 2008 Jan, 9(1):14-24.
10. Final report on the networking meeting for EU-funded biobanking projects 2008, European Commission, DG Research, Brussels, Available from:. http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/health/past-events_en.html.
11. Lim S., Jang H.C., Lee H.K., et al. A rural-urban comparison of the characteristics of the metabolic syndrome by sex in Korea: the Korean Health and Geneome Study (KHGS). J Endocrinol Invest 2006 Apr, 29(4):313-319.
12. Cho Y.S., Go M.J., Kim Y.J., et al. A large-scale genome-wide association study of Asian populations uncovers genetic factors influencing eight quantitative traits. Nat Genet 2009 May, 41(5):527-534.
13. Kim Y.J., Go M.J., Hu C., et al. Large-scale genome-wide association studies in East Asians identify new genetic loci influencing metabolic traits. Nat Genet 2011 Sep, 43(10):990-995.
14. Ahn Y., Park Y.J., Park S.J., et al. Dietary patterns and prevalence odds ratio in middle-aged adults of rural and mid-size city in Korean Genome Epidemiology Study. Korean J Nutr 2007 Apr, 40(3):259-269.
15. Joo S., Lee S., Choi H.A., et al. Habitual snoring is associated with elevated hemoglobin A1c levels in non-obese middled-aged adults. J Sleep Res 2006 Dec, 15(4):437-444.
16. Kim J.J., Lee H.I., Pakr T., et al. Identification of 15 loci influencing height in a Korean Population. J Hum Genet 2010 Jan, 55(1):27-31.