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Documentation
Description:
The Scottish HPV Archive is a biorepository of samples that provides a vital resource for researchers to improve the way we detect and manage HPV associated disease.
The archive is housed within the Queen"s Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, and follows the governance policies of NHS Lothian for tissue collections and the bio-repository principles of the Lothian NRS Bioresource (SAHSC).
It currently holds over 40,000 samples, the majority of which are cervical liquid-based cytology (LBC) samples although derivatives thereof (including nucleic acid) and other anogenital sample types are also available. For most of the samples, aliquots are kept at different temperatures (-80ËšC or -25ËšC) and different volumes (original sample and concentrated aliquot).
The key attribute of the Scottish HPV archive is the annotation of samples with HPV and vaccination status as well as pathology information. Such linkage is possible in Scotland with the help of the Community Health Index (CHI), Scottish Cervical Call and Recall System (SCCRS) and Cancer Registry.
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom,Scotland
Typical Age Range:
15-44
Provenance
Temporal
Distribution Release Date:
16 November 2018
Start Date:
01 January 2009
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:
NHS Lothian/ University of Edinburgh
Usage
Resource Creators:
In Progress
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
In Progress