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Critical role of biobanks in COVID-19 pandemic

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Title Critical role of biobanks in COVID-19 pandemic
 
Creator Yadav, Birendra Kumar
Bihari, Chhagan
 
Subject Biobanking
COVID-19 pandemic
SARS-COV-2
 
Description 7-10
Proper collection of infectious biosamples is critically important for better understanding of the disease pathogenesis and health. These precious samples are stored in biobanks. COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the recently discovered novel coronavirus named SARS-COV-2. Currently, specific drugs are not available against this virus though efforts on development of vaccines by various agencies have shown some positive results. Limited knowledge about the pathogenesis mechanism is a critical gap in developing intervention options. Access of COVID-19 biosamples for research could provide more insight into the disease. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) designated National Liver Disease Biobank (NLDB) as one of the dedicated facilities for collection and storage of COVID-19 biosamples for research purposes. Samples are collected, processed, and stored with proper security at NLDB. In this minireview, we have made an attempt to provide comprehensive coverage on the role of biobanking in Covid-19 pandemic.
 
Date 2020-12-30T10:27:40Z
2020-12-30T10:27:40Z
2021-01
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1009 (Online); 0019-5189 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/55847
 
Language en_US
 
Rights Publisher: NISCAIR-CSIR, India CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJEB Vol.59(01) [January 2021]