Helsinki Biobank
Initiatives
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According to the Finnish Biobank Act (688/2012), biobanks are infrastructures supervised by the authorities in which samples and related data are processed and stored for future medical research needs. Biobank research investigates how genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors impact the etiology of diseases. It also studies disease prevention and the development of safe, more effective and personalised therapies and diagnostics, as well as commercial treatments and medicines.
**biopankki@hus.fi**
- Start Year
- 2015
- Funding
- Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCS) -area of special responsibility and the University of Helsinki
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 1,900,000
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
On the study website : https://www.terveyskyla.fi/helsinginbiopankki/en