The Infectious Diseases BioBank at King's College London: archiving samples from patients infected with HIV to facilitate translational research

The Infectious Diseases BioBank at King's College London: archiving samples from patients infected with HIV to facilitate translational research

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The King's College London (KCL) Infectious Diseases BioBank opened in 2007 and collects peripheral venous blood (PVB) from individuals infected with pathogens including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). PVBs are fractionated into plasmas, lymphocytes and D...

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Main Authors: Mant Christine, Williams Rachel, Cason John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/6/1/98
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spelling doaj-9db4108a1af744dcbcb4a382c9cde4b92020-11-25T01:58:20ZengBMCRetrovirology1742-46902009-11-01619810.1186/1742-4690-6-98The Infectious Diseases BioBank at King's College London: archiving samples from patients infected with HIV to facilitate translational researchMant ChristineWilliams RachelCason John<p>Abstract</p> <p>The King's College London (KCL) Infectious Diseases BioBank opened in 2007 and collects peripheral venous blood (PVB) from individuals infected with pathogens including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). PVBs are fractionated into plasmas, lymphocytes and DNA and are then frozen. All donations are from subjects who have given 'open consent' so samples can be used for virtually any type of biomedical research. The HIV component of the BioBank contains samples from over 400 donations from 138 HIV+ patients. Thus, the KCL Infectious Diseases BioBank - together with establishments such as the Spanish HIV BioBank - is likely to expedite translational research into this infection.</p> http://www.retrovirology.com/content/6/1/98
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title The Infectious Diseases BioBank at King's College London: archiving samples from patients infected with HIV to facilitate translational research
title_short The Infectious Diseases BioBank at King's College London: archiving samples from patients infected with HIV to facilitate translational research
title_full The Infectious Diseases BioBank at King's College London: archiving samples from patients infected with HIV to facilitate translational research
title_fullStr The Infectious Diseases BioBank at King's College London: archiving samples from patients infected with HIV to facilitate translational research
title_full_unstemmed The Infectious Diseases BioBank at King's College London: archiving samples from patients infected with HIV to facilitate translational research
title_sort infectious diseases biobank at king's college london: archiving samples from patients infected with hiv to facilitate translational research
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series Retrovirology
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publishDate 2009-11-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>The King's College London (KCL) Infectious Diseases BioBank opened in 2007 and collects peripheral venous blood (PVB) from individuals infected with pathogens including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). PVBs are fractionated into plasmas, lymphocytes and DNA and are then frozen. All donations are from subjects who have given 'open consent' so samples can be used for virtually any type of biomedical research. The HIV component of the BioBank contains samples from over 400 donations from 138 HIV+ patients. Thus, the KCL Infectious Diseases BioBank - together with establishments such as the Spanish HIV BioBank - is likely to expedite translational research into this infection.</p>
url http://www.retrovirology.com/content/6/1/98
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