Tissue banking for research--bench to bedside and back--myth, reality or fast fading reality at the dawn of a personalised healthcare era.
In this article, the current landscape where bio-resource based research underpins a future paradigm of personalised healthcare is explored and important issues are highlighted. Barriers, challenges and needs are described and suggest a need for re-structuring, resourcing and investment to increase user-friendliness in the clinical setting for future gains, while safeguarding the patient.
Patel
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European Association of Urology, St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, Praed Street, Paddington, London, UK. anup.patel@imperial.ac.uk
D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D057285:Precision Medicine; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical