title: Chinese biobanking initiatives.
abstract: Due to the requirement for comprehensive clinical research efforts in China, the importance of biobanking in modern clinical research is outlined in this overview. Hospitals, universities, and research institutes have been well organized as fundamental resources for Chinese biobanking initiatives and the resulting bio-sample collections. Here, a brief history and time line of development of biobanking in China will be introduced, as well as strategic designs for future biobanking development.
authors: 1 Shanghai Clinical Research Center , Shanghai, China .
authors: Rongxing
authors: R
authors: Gan
authors: Huiyuan
authors: H
authors: Wang
authors: Yutong
authors: Y
authors: Song
authors: Jinli
authors: J
authors: Fan
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Xiong
mesh_terms: D018070:Biological Specimen Banks / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002681:China; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000191:economics