Biobanks and biomarkers: Their current and future role in biomedical research

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World J Methodol. Dec 20, 2024; 14(4): 91387
Published online Dec 20, 2024. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v14.i4.91387

Biobanks and biomarkers: Their current and future role in biomedical research

Michael Colwill, Samantha Baillie, Richard Pollok, Andrew Poullis

Michael Colwill, Samantha Baillie, Richard Pollok, Andrew Poullis, Department of Gastroenterology, St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London SW17 0QT, United Kingdom

Author contributions: Colwill M and Poullis A were responsible for article conception; Colwill M provided initial drafting; Colwill M, Baillie S, Poullis A and Pollok R reviewed and revised the manuscript.

Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.

Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Corresponding author: Michael Colwill, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, Doctor, Research Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, United Kingdom. michael.colwill@nhs.net

Received: December 29, 2023
Revised: May 27, 2024
Accepted: June 11, 2024
Published online: December 20, 2024
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Core Tip: Biomarkers and the biobanks used to help discover them are growing in number, scope and importance. Our article reviews the different models of biobanks that exist globally as well as some of the biomarkers that have been discovered from these institutions. We review the challenges biobanks face and their future utility in biomedical research and personalised medicine.