THL Biobank Collections as a part of the Fingenious® Service
The nationwide THL Biobank is a cohort biobank that hosts remarkable population and disease-specific research collections, which contain high-quality samples and data from approximately 250 000 sample donors from all over Finland. THL Biobank is part of the one-stop Fingenious® service managed by Finnish Biobank Cooperative (FINBB). The unique collections and services of THL Biobank are now presented with illustrations on Fingenious® website.
THL Biobank collections date back to 1960’s and consist of large population-based, disease-specific as well as other nationally significant collections. The biobank supports research into the causes of diseases, the impact of genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors on diseases, as well as research aiming to develop new solutions for health promotion and disease prevention.
THL Biobank collections include a wide range of samples, including also different cell samples suitable for further cultivation. The data include extensive lifestyle, demographic and clinically measured data about the sample donors and data derived from the samples. A specialty of THL Biobank is the impressive amount of omics data analyzed from over 290 000 samples, the vast majority of which is genome data. In addition to genomics, THL Biobank has an abundance of other omics data.
