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ArticleBiopreservation and biobanking2020

Towards Harmonized Biobanking for Biomonitoring: A Comparison of Human Biomonitoring-Related and Clinical Biorepositories.

Dominik Lermen, Frederik Gwinner, Martina Bartel-Steinbach, Sabine C Mueller, Jens K Habermann, Matharoo-Ball Balwir, Elke Smits, Ana Virgolino, Ulrike Fiddicke, Marika Berglund and 11 more

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Article in Biopreservation and biobanking, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Dominik LermenFraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT, Biomonitoring & Biobanks, Sulzbach, Germany.
Frederik GwinnerFraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT, Biomonitoring & Biobanks, Sulzbach, Germany.
Martina Bartel-SteinbachFraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT, Biomonitoring & Biobanks, Sulzbach, Germany.
Sabine C MuellerFraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT, Biomonitoring & Biobanks, Sulzbach, Germany.
Jens K HabermannEuropean, Middle Eastern & African Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking, Brussels, Belgium.
Matharoo-Ball BalwirEuropean, Middle Eastern & African Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking, Brussels, Belgium.
Elke SmitsEuropean, Middle Eastern & African Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking, Brussels, Belgium.
Ana VirgolinoThe European Human-Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU.
Ulrike FiddickeThe European Human-Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU.
Marika BerglundThe European Human-Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU.
Agneta ÅkessonThe European Human-Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU.
Anna BergstromThe European Human-Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU.
Karin LeanderThe European Human-Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU.
Milena HorvatThe European Human-Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU.
Janja Snoj TratnikThe European Human-Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU.
Manuel Posada de la PazThe European Human-Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU.
Argelia Castaño CalvoThe European Human-Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU.
Marta Esteban LópezThe European Human-Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU.
Hagen von BriesenFraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT, Biomonitoring & Biobanks, Sulzbach, Germany.
Heiko ZimmermannFraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT, Biomonitoring & Biobanks, Sulzbach, Germany.
Marike Kolossa-GehringThe European Human-Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human biomonitoring (HBM) depends on high-quality human samples to identify status and trends in exposure and ensure comparability of results. In this context, much effort has been put into the development of standardized processes and quality assurance for sampling and chemical analysis, while effects of sample storage and shipment on sample quality have been less thoroughly addressed. To characterize the currently applied storage and shipment procedures within the consortium of the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU), which aims at harmonization of HBM in Europe, a requirement analysis based on data from an online survey was conducted. In addition, the online survey was addressed to professionals in clinical biobanking represented by members of the European, Middle Eastern and African Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking (ESBB) to identify the current state-of-the-art in terms of sample storage and shipment. Results of this survey conducted in these two networks were compared to detect processes with potential for optimization and harmonization. In general, many similarities exist in sample storage and shipment procedures applied by ESBB members and HBM4EU partners and many requirements for ensuring sample quality are already met also by HBM4EU partners. Nevertheless, a need for improvement was identified for individual steps in sample storage, shipment, and related data management with potential impact on sample and data quality for HBM purposes. Based on these findings, recommendations for crucial first steps to further strengthen sample quality, and thus foster advancement in HBM on a pan-European level are given.

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AfricaBiological Specimen BanksEnvironmental ExposureEuropeHumansMiddle EastSpecimen HandlingSurveys and QuestionnairesbiobankingharmonizationHBM4EUhuman biomonitoringsample qualitystandardization

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PMID32281895
PMCPMC7185365

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