BioBanks

Scottish Renal Registry is a national registry of patients with renal failure and other renal disorders in Scotland.
www.srr.scot.nhs.uk/

Cancer registries are important in translational research because it is relevant to personalized medicine. International Association of Cancer Registries publishes links to regional registries in Africa, The Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.
www.iacr.com.fr/

United Kingdom has 12 population-based cancer registries:
www.thames-cancer-reg.org.uk/links/index.htm

University of Miami presents the Florida Cancer Data System, which is a statewide population-based cancer registry:
fcds.med.miami.edu/

The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data portal provides a platform for researchers to search, download, and analyze data sets generated by TCGA, which includes clinical information associated with cancer tumors and human subjects, genomic characterization, and high-throughput sequencing analysis of the tumor genomes.
cancergenome.nih.gov/

Howard University's DNA Databank studies disease risks among individuals of African descent.
www.howard.edu
www.genomecenter.howard.edu/

Swedish National Biobank Program is intended as an information resource on biobanks in Sweden, where knowledge about the Swedish biobanking system is mediated and the progress of the National Biobanking Program is presented.
www.biobanks.se/

The Saudi Bio-Banking Study is designed as a longitudinal investigation of constitutional and environmental factors that influence the development of some chronic diseases in men and women who are free of these conditions at the outset.
www.kaimrc.med.sa/

Genetic Alliance BioBank provides registry and biorepository solutions for nonprofits to catalyze research for treatments:
www.biobank.org/