Saudi National Biobank
Initiatives
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1. To enable to quantify disease incidences in various populations and subpopulations.
2. To enable to understand natural histories and risk factors for these diseases including genome-environment interactions.
- Start Year
- 2003
- Funding
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC)
- Supplementary Information
- International HundredK+ Cohorts Consortium (IHCC) (66
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
Marker Paper
Merdad L, Aldakhil L, Gadi R, et al. Assessment of knowledge about biobanking among healthcare students and their willingness to donate biospecimens. BMC Med Ethics. 2017;18(1):32. Published 2017 May 2. doi:10.1186/s12910-017-0195-8
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Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 200,000
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
On the study website : https://kaimrc.med.sa/?page_id=1454