Journal
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Volume 55, Issue 7, Pages 1276-1279Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.05.002
Keywords
Biobank; Samples; Procurement; Barcode; Biomarker; Biorepositoty
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- National Institutes of Health [K08GM127308]
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease of the National Institutes of Health [K08DK113226, K08DK101608, R03DK111473, R01DK118568]
- March of Dimes Foundation [5-FY17-79]
- Children's Discovery Institute of Washington University and St. Louis Children's Hospital
- Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
- University of OklahomaHealth Sciences Center, Department of Pediatrics
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Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating gastrointestinal disease that primarily affects premaLure infants. Despite medical advances, mortality and morbidity from NEC are still unacceptably high. This is partly because of the lack of specific biomarkers and therapies for this disease. Availability of high qualitybiological samples and the associated LIMA from premature infants are key to advance our understanding of NEC, and for biomarker discovery and drug development. To that end, the NEC Society Biorepository was established with the goal of promoting studies in human infants through sharing specialized biospecimen and data procurement for NEC research. Objective: In this review, we will discuss the required infrastructure for biobanks, discuss the importance of informatics management, and emphasize the logistical requirements for sharing specimens. Finally, we will discuss the mechanism for how tissues and material will be shared between the institutions. Conclusion: We have developed a state-of-the-art biobank for human infants to advance the held of NEC research. With the NEC Society Biorepositofy, we seek to facilitate and accelerate the basic and translational studies on NEC to provide hope to the infants afflicted with NEC and their families. Study type: Review article, level V. (C) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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