 Biological Specimen Banks
"Biological Specimen Banks" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Facilities that collect, store, and distribute tissues, e.g., cell lines, microorganisms, blood, sperm, milk, breast tissue, for use by others. Other uses may include transplantation and comparison of diseased tissues in the identification of cancer.
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D018070
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.065
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| Concept/Terms |
Biological Specimen Banks- Biological Specimen Banks
- Specimen Banks, Biological
- Bank, Biological Substance
- Banks, Biological Substance
- Biological Specimen Bank
- Substance Bank, Biological
- Substance Banks, Biological
- Biological Substance Banks
- Bank, Biological Specimen
- Banks, Biological Specimen
- Specimen Bank, Biological
- Biological Substance Bank
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Biological Specimen Banks" by people in this website by year, and whether "Biological Specimen Banks" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2018 | 8 | 5 | 13 | | 2019 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | 2020 | 6 | 7 | 13 | | 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2023 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2024 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2025 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biological Specimen Banks" by people in Profiles.
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Sherman CA, Maldonado BL, Rozell LO, Slack SD, Eaton IE, Martinez DE, Johnson RK, Claw KG. Underrepresented voices in a Colorado Biobank: Perspectives from focus groups on motivations, return of results, and data sharing. HGG Adv. 2026 Oct 08; 7(4):100660.
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Perrino MR, MacFarland SP, Maese L, Vagher J, Kamihara J, Rednam S, Lupo PJ, Brodeur GM, Schiffman J, Diller L, Desrosiers-Battu L, Plon SE, Nichols KE, Volchenboum SL, Malkin D, Villani A, Porter CC. Childhood cancer predisposition study: a prospective registry and biorepository protocol. BMJ Open. 2026 08 05; 16(8):e120576.
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Schneider K, Chowdhury M, Tepper M, Khan JB, Shortt JA, Gignoux C, Layer RM. Biobank-scale genotype similarity search and dynamic patient-matched cohort creation with GenoSiS. Genome Res. 2026 Aug 03; 36(8):1624-1636.
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Bowman GI, Seymour N, Reynolds C, Evans LM. Development and validation of an electronic health record-based frailty index in the UK Biobank. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2026 Jun 06; 81(7).
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Shemirani R, Belbin GM, Cullina S, Caggiano C, Gignoux CR, Zaitlen N, Kenny EE. A spectral component approach leveraging identity-by-descent graphs to address recent population structure in genomic analysis. Genome Res. 2026 03 02; 36(3):534-546.
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Horwitz TB, Kelly KM, Keller MC. A comparison of partner resemblance trends across putative same-sex and opposite-sex couples in the UK biobank. Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 27; 15(1):31598.
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Davis SM, Liu A, Teerlink CC, Lapato DM, Gorman B, Genovese G, Singh M, Reeve MP, Gentry AE, Donner KM, Sipilä TP, Ghazal A, Pagadala MS, Panizzon MS, Lancaster EE, Chatzinakos C, Ganna A, Bigdeli TB, Daly MJ, Lynch JA, Ross J, Peterson RE, Hauger RL. Phenome-wide association study of male and female sex chromosome trisomies in 1.5 million participants of MVP, FinnGen, and UK Biobank. Am J Hum Genet. 2025 09 04; 112(9):2088-2101.
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Kelly KM, Horwitz TB, Keller MC. Criteria for detection of married or cohabiting couples in the UK Biobank. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Oct; 383:118475.
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Kamp M, Lo CWH, Kokkinidis G, Chauhan M, Gillett AC, McIntosh AM, Pain O, Lewis CM. Sociodemographic, clinical, and genetic factors associated with self-reported antidepressant response outcomes in the UK Biobank. Psychol Med. 2025 Mar 12; 55:e80.
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Peeling RW, Fongwen NT, Guzman MG, Méndez-Rico JA, Avumegah MS, Jaenisch T, Lackritz EM. Specimen and data sharing to advance research and development on Zika virus. Lancet Microbe. 2025 06; 6(6):101057.
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