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Overview of Finnish biobank samples

The samples and sample-associated data of eight Finnish public biobanks are available via Fingenious^® Service. The sample collections comprise more than 11 million human biological samples such as blood, FFPE and DNA samples, fresh frozen tissue, and liquid biopsies. You can view biobank sample and data collections at aggregate level here.

By registering, you can submit a feasibility request for more detailed information about the sample and data availability.

The majority of the samples are legacy samples, i.e., tissue samples transferred to biobanks from collections prior to the Biobank Act of 2013. Since September 2013, new samples have been collected based on the donor’s informed consent to donate the samples to a biobank and use them in biobank research.

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Hospital biobank samples are collected in conjunction with healthcare and medical examinations and stored in the biobank until they are needed for research. All samples of Arctic Biobank and the nationwide THL Biobank belong to a certain research cohort with a specific target group of donors and including a specific set of samples, sample-derived and donor-derived data and collection protocols.

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Sample types

Using Fingenious Service, you can apply for all sample types available at biobanks (availability can vary between biobanks):

FFPE (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded) tissue
TMA (tissue microarray) slides/blocks
FF (fresh frozen) tissue
Whole blood
Serum
Plasma
Buffy coat
Urine
DNA
ctDNA (circulating tumor DNA)
Digitized/scanned slides
CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
Certain cell types, such as PBMC (peripheral blood mononuclear cells), B-lymphocytes, and skin fibroblasts are available at some biobanks
RNA

If the sample type needed in your research is not included in the above list, do not hesitate to describe all your needs in a feasibility request. Biobanks develop continuously, and occasionally new sample types are added to their collections.

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Maternal Vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for Offspring Autism Spectrum Disorder

Biobank Borealis use case: Maternal Vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for Offspring Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by disrupted social interactions, impaired language, stereotypic and repetitive behavior with different degrees of severity.

Tampere Biobank use case: tissue microarray of hematological malignancies

Tampere Biobank use case: New tools for improving management of patients with hematological malignancies by combining patient clinical data, innovative laboratory analyses on tissue samples deposited in the biobank from these patients and AI algorithms.

THL Biobank use case: prediction of outcomes of liver disease

THL Biobank use case: lifestyle and genetic factors are associated with an increased risk of liver disease at population level as shown by studies utilizing well characterized, large population-based cohorts of THL Biobank combined with data from national Finnish registers.

Use case: Development of Diagnostics for Autoimmune Diseases Based on Sequencing T-Cell Signatures

Adaptive Biotechnologies, a commercial-stage biotechnology company, has initiated a research project with Finnish biobanks and Finnish Biobank Cooperative - FINBB to utilize Finnish biobank samples for development and validation of immunosequencing-based clinical testing for autoimmune disorders, such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).

THL Biobank use case: NMR Metabolomics to Enable Preventive Healthcare

THL Biobank use case: To validate the use of their NMR spectroscopy technique in accurate prediction of risk for common diseases, such as heart disease, and preventive healthcare, Nightingale Health Ltd has analyzed serum samples from 40,000 sample donors of THL Biobank.

Genome Data Returned to the Finnish Biobanks

Large genome data collections are important for the effects of genes to begin to show in analyses. Therefore, genome data returned to the biobanks from research projects such as FinnGen and available via Fingenious service are of utmost importance for new scientific discoveries.

Fingenious Use Case: Variants of ANGPTL7 gene have been found to be associated with lower intraocular pressure and a lower incidence of glaucoma.

Fingenious use case video on glaucoma, Ophthalmologist Joni Turunen

Find all the relevant samples needed for your research

Overview of Finnish biobank samples

Sample types

Contact us

Register with Fingenious Service

Maternal Vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for Offspring Autism Spectrum Disorder

Tampere Biobank use case: tissue microarray of hematological malignancies

THL Biobank use case: prediction of outcomes of liver disease

Use case: Development of Diagnostics for Autoimmune Diseases Based on Sequencing T-Cell Signatures

THL Biobank use case: NMR Metabolomics to Enable Preventive Healthcare

Genome Data Returned to the Finnish Biobanks

Tampere Biobank use case: epigenetic clock and tools to monitor aging of the immune system

Helsinki Biobank use case: effect of hereditary factors on efficacy and tolerability of statins

Biobank Borealis use case: Vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for developing MS both in the mother and the offspring

Biobank Borealis use case: method development for early cancer detection in tissues with diffusely reflected light

Fingenious Use Case: Variants of ANGPTL7 gene have been found to be associated with lower intraocular pressure and a lower incidence of glaucoma.

THL Biobank use case: Recontacting sample donors for a study on NAFLD

FINBB and Finnish biobank sample collections and services aid APECED research

Fingenious use case video: polygenic and clinical risk scores, Professor Samuli Ripatti

Overview of Finnish biobank samples

Sample types

Contact us

Register with Fingenious Service

Maternal Vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for Offspring Autism Spectrum Disorder

Tampere Biobank use case: tissue microarray of hematological malignancies

THL Biobank use case: prediction of outcomes of liver disease

Use case: Development of Diagnostics for Autoimmune Diseases Based on Sequencing T-Cell Signatures

THL Biobank use case: NMR Metabolomics to Enable Preventive Healthcare

Genome Data Returned to the Finnish Biobanks

Tampere Biobank use case: epigenetic clock and tools to monitor aging of the immune system

Helsinki Biobank use case: effect of hereditary factors on efficacy and tolerability of statins

Biobank Borealis use case: Vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for developing MS both in the mother and the offspring

Biobank Borealis use case: method development for early cancer detection in tissues with diffusely reflected light

Fingenious Use Case: Variants of ANGPTL7 gene have been found to be associated with lower intraocular pressure and a lower incidence of glaucoma.

THL Biobank use case: Recontacting sample donors for a study on NAFLD

FINBB and Finnish biobank sample collections and services aid APECED research

Fingenious use case video: polygenic and clinical risk scores, Professor Samuli Ripatti

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