biobank

British

/ ˈbaɪəʊˌbæŋk /

noun

any large store of human biological samples for research into the genetic and environmental causes of disease

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Etymology

Origin of biobank

C20: from _bio- + _bank ¹

Example Sentences

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To investigate potential links to longevity, the researchers analyzed health and genetic data from more than 270,000 participants in the UK Biobank.

From Science Daily

The analysis included 63,433 participants from the UK Biobank, with an average age of 55, who were born between October 1951 and March 1956 and had no prior history of heart disease.

From Science Daily

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh analyzed genetic information from more than 400,000 people who took part in the UK BioBank and Viking Genes studies.

From Science Daily

To better understand these effects, researchers analyzed data from the UK Biobank involving nearly 125,000 women.

From Science Daily

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh analysed genetic data from more than 400,000 individuals in the UK BioBank and Viking Genes studies to determine the prevalence of C282Y.

From BBC

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