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ArticleEuropean journal of human genetics : EJHG2015

Rethinking biobanking and translational medicine in the Netherlands: how the research process stands to matter for patient care.

Conor M W Douglas, Philip Scheltens

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Article in European journal of human genetics : EJHG, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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2 authors.

Conor M W Douglas1] Section of Community Genetics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands [2] Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Philip Scheltens1] Alzheimercentrum, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands [2] Parelsnoer Instituut, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biobanking has been identified as one of the key components of translational medicine, and while current models for translation tend to focus their attention on how the products of research projects are fed back into health-care practices, we suggest that in addition to that the research process itself can have beneficial effects on the delivery of high-quality health care by streamlining diagnostic and follow-up protocols, reduced patient waiting times, and facilitating data comparison across patients. This Viewpoint is based on experiences with, and observations of, the neurodegenerative component of a clinical biobanking initiative in the Netherlands called the Parelsnoer Institute (PSI), which links all eight of the University Medical Centers for harmonized and standardized collection and storage processes for multiple disease conditions.

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Academic Medical CentersBiological Specimen BanksNetherlandsTranslational Research, Biomedical

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PMID25227145
PMCPMC4795042

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