The Estonian Biobank’s journey from biobanking to personalized medicine
Estonian Biocentre · University of Tartu · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Large biobanks have set a new standard for research and innovation in human genomics and implementation of personalized medicine. The Estonian Biobank was founded a quarter of a century ago, and its biological specimens, clinical, health, omics, and lifestyle data have been included in over 800 publications to date. What makes the biobank unique internationally is its translational focus, with active efforts to conduct clinical studies based on genetic findings, and to explore the effects of return of results on participants. In this review, we provide an overview of the Estonian Biobank, highlight its strengths for studying the effects of genetic variation and quantitative phenotypes on health-related traits,…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 66.42
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 100
Authors
64- LMLili MilaniCorresponding
Estonian Biocentre, University of Tartu
- MAMaris Alver
University of Tartu
- SLSven Laur
Software Technology and Applications Competence Center, University of Tartu
- SRSulev Reisberg
Software Technology and Applications Competence Center, University of Tartu
- THToomas Haller
University of Tartu
Topics & keywords
- Biobank
- Personalized medicine
- Estonian
- Precision medicine
- Genomics
- Medicine
- Translational medicine
- Data science
- Industry, innovation and infrastructure