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  • Title: The IT-infrastructure of a biobank for an academic medical center.
    Author: Dangl A, Demiroglu SY, Gaedcke J, Helbing K, Jo P, Rakebrandt F, Rienhoff O, Sax U.
    Journal: Stud Health Technol Inform; 2010; 160(Pt 2):1334-8. PubMed ID: 20841901.
    Abstract:
    For high quality research in biomedicine an operable biobank is essential. In order to make optimal use of the material and the huge amount of data a sustainable IT-infrastructure is indispensable. Therefore, we developed a concept for the IT-infrastructure of a biobank for an academic medical center. The conclusions for this concept are deduced from our experience with the biobank and IT-infrastructure of a clinical research unit. Our results indicate that the IT-infrastructure plays a pivotal role in successfully establishing a biobank. Several aspects of the IT-infrastructure are similarly found in other areas as, e.g. data protection and storage and quality management. Finally, we conclude that although a research database is not required for operating a biobank, the need for it will definitely emerge, especially with regard to personalized medicine and high-throughput gene expression analysis.
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