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Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 228 days ago

University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine Tissue Bank

Dataset

Documentation

Description:
The Tissue Bank is licensed by the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) to source, organise, collect, prepare, store and distribute a diverse collection of human tissues and biological products. All tissue is collected with patient consent and distributed anonymously only to National Research Ethics Service (NRES) approved studies. This valuable resource is available to aid the study of cancer biology and other associated research. The Tissue Bank allows for rapid access to a plethora of biological materials supported by an inventory management system. Tissues currently available include normal and malignant snap frozen tissue, FFPE blocks, fresh biopsy tissues, blood products and biological fluids. Collections are organized by Tissue Bank staff and include a wide variety of cancer classifications. The Tissue Bank currently holds over 100,000 vials. We provide access to collection of samples and data across the following diseases: • Malignant lymphoma (disorder) • Malignant neoplasm of liver • Malignant neoplasm of skin • Malignant tumour of kidney (disorder) • Malignant tumour of prostate (disorder) • Malignant tumour of thyroid gland (disorder) • Malignant tumour of breast • Malignant tumour of colon • Malignant tumour of lung • Malignant tumour of ovary • Osteosarcoma of bone

Coverage

Spatial:
United Kingdom,England
Typical Age Range:
40-150

Provenance

Temporal

Start Date:
01 January 2000
Time Lag:
Variable

Accessibility

Access

Access Rights:
Please contact the publisher using Contact Point details provided
Access Request Cost:
Not specified
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Data Controller:
University of Southampton

Usage

Resource Creators:
In Progress

Format and Standards

Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
In Progress