Biobanking in Latinos: current status, principles for conduct, and contribution of a new biobank, El Banco por Salud, designed to improve the health of Latino patients of Mexican ancestry with type 2 diabetes

• Lawrence J Mandarino,
• Diana Garcia,
• Lindsay N Kohler,
• Oscar D Parra,
• Lori Landes,
• Alexis A Soto,
• Jacqueline Mullins,
• Patty Molina,
• Eladio Pereira,
• Douglas J Spegman,
• Lisa Soltani

Affiliations

Lawrence J Mandarino

Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Medical Center—University Campus, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Diana Garcia

Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Medical Center—University Campus, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Lindsay N Kohler

Health Promotion Sciences, The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Oscar D Parra

Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Medical Center—University Campus, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Lori Landes

El Rio Community Health Centers, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Alexis A Soto

Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Medical Center—University Campus, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Jacqueline Mullins

El Rio Community Health Centers, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Patty Molina

Mariposa Community Health Centers, Nogales, Arizona, USA

Eladio Pereira

Mariposa Community Health Centers, Nogales, Arizona, USA

Douglas J Spegman

El Rio Community Health Centers, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Lisa Soltani

El Rio Community Health Centers, Tucson, Arizona, USA