Auria Biobank
Auria Biobank is a hospital integrated clinical biobank operating in Turku, Finland. The biobank contains over a million human biological samples that have been collected at Turku University Hospital (Tyks) since 1930. Biological samples and clinical data are collected for diagnostic purposes and in connection with treatment, from people who have given their consent to the biobank.
Study design
Biobank
Number of participants at first data collection
> 1000000 (total samples)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1930 (first sample collected)
2012 (Auria inception)
Primary Institutions
Auria Biobank (Auria Biopankki)
Central Hospital of Vaasa (Vaasan keskussairaalan)
Satasairaala Central Hospital (Pori)
Turku University Hospital (Tyks)
University of Turku (Turun yliopisto)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Auria Biobank
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- Computerized tomography (CT)
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- Existing research data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
