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ReviewCurrent opinion in HIV and AIDS2010

Designing and managing a flexible and dynamic biorepository system: a 15-year perspective from the CPCRA, ESPRIT, and INSIGHT clinical trial networks.

Katherine H Hullsiek, Michelle George, Shawn K Brown

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Review in Current opinion in HIV and AIDS, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Katherine H HullsiekDivision of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414, USA. hulls003@umn.edu
Michelle George
Shawn K Brown

Funding

International Network for Strategic Initiatives in Global HIV Trials (INSIGHT)U01AI068641 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI NEATON, JAMES DENNIS · 2006 to 2010
$120.1M
CCR NIH HHS HHSN261200800001CNCI NIH HHS HHSN261200800001ENIAID NIH HHS U01 AI068641
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewWe provide a long-term perspective of our experience with designing and managing a successful biorepository system. We include a brief history, a description of our current process, and lessons learned. RECENT

findingsBiologic specimens, collected and stored as part of HIV-related research for years, are now being used for biomarker analyses that have important implications for both AIDS and non-AIDS events. If appropriately collected, documented, and stored, biospecimens are a valuable resource that can help answer current and future scientific questions. International networks must be able to monitor and adhere to country-specific specimen use regulations. Specimens for human DNA research need increased levels of privacy protection. Issues to consider when designing a biorepository system include expertise, communication, data management, technology, standardized methods and procedures, shipping, and specimen use policies. SUMMARY: As biorepositories are an integral part of research their design should not be an afterthought. Good designs consider all stages of research, and the most critical components are expertise and planning. Successful biorepository systems must have a balance of flexibility and standardization. The need for adaptable data management systems, whether commercial products or systems developed specifically for the network, should not be underestimated. Investment in appropriate technology, including a barcoding system with high-quality labels and printers, will pay off in the long term. To meet the needs of emerging technologies, it is becoming increasingly important to document the conditions at the time of specimen collection and processing. Regular communication between all components of the biorepository system is critical.

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Biological Specimen BanksBiomarkersDatabase Management SystemsBiomedical ResearchClinical Trials as TopicHIV InfectionsHumansSpecimen HandlingBiomarkers

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PMID20978398
PMCPMC3039520

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