Frontiers in Medicine (Sep 2023)

Building a rheumatology biobank for reliable basic/translational research and precision medicine

  • Elisa Assirelli,
  • Susanna Naldi,
  • Veronica Brusi,
  • Jacopo Ciaffi,
  • Lucia Lisi,
  • Luana Mancarella,
  • Federica Pignatti,
  • Lia Pulsatelli,
  • Cesare Faldini,
  • Cesare Faldini,
  • Francesco Ursini,
  • Francesco Ursini,
  • Simona Neri

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1228874
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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Research biobanks are non-profit structures that collect, manipulate, store, analyze and distribute systematically organized biological samples and data for research and development purposes. Over the recent years, we have established a biobank, the Rheumatology BioBank (RheumaBank) headed by the Medicine and Rheumatology unit of the IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR) in Bologna, Italy for the purpose of collecting, processing, storing, and distributing biological samples and associated data obtained from patients suffering from inflammatory joint diseases. RheumaBank is a research biobank, and its main objective is to promote large-scale, high-quality basic, translational, and clinical research studies that can help elucidate pathogenetic mechanisms and improve personalization of treatment choice in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and other spondyloarthritides (SpA).

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