Una red de biobancos para Chile: Investigar hoy, para curar mañana

Translated title of the contribution: The implementation of a Biobank network for Chile

Juvenal A. Ríos, Elisa Alcalde, Eugenio Ramírez, Myriam Campbell, Tomas P. Labbé, Sergio Becerra, Sylvia Santander, María Elena Cabrera*

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Abstract

The concept “Biobank” is relatively new in the scientific literature, and is not yet consensually defined, even for the World Health Organization (WHO). However, the use of human samples in biomedical research is a very old activity. The organized development of Biobanks in different places has grown in the last decade. The experience in different countries and continents has been diverse. In this special article we intend to summarize, organize and communicate to the national medical and scientific community, (i) the concept of Biobank, (ii) the international experience and a map of the Research Biobanks working in Chile, (iii) the basic biomedical and essential operational aspects to manage a Biobank for Research and (iv) the impact of a National Network of Biobanks implementation in the Chilean Health System. Ethical and regulatory aspects will not be included, given their intrinsic complexity, which should be discussed elsewhere.

Translated title of the contributionThe implementation of a Biobank network for Chile
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)901-909
Number of pages9
JournalRevista Medica de Chile
Volume147
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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