Danish National Biobank (DNB)
The DNB is based on the samples submitted to Statens Serum Institut (SSI) either in the form of project samples from various external or internal research projects or in the form of routine tests. With some exemptions, most samples are available for use in research projects and some are simply stored by SSI on behalf of an external institution. The biobank stores more than 1 million new samples per year, PKU cards including blood spots from all newborn Danes since 1982 (more than 2 million samples) and SSI legacy collections (more than 4 million samples).
Study design
Biobank, Cohort - open
Number of participants at first data collection
~10,000,000 (samples)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Danish population
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1982
Primary Institutions
State's Serum Institute (Statens Serum Institut, SSI)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Lundbeck Foundation
Ministry of Higher Education and Science
Novo Nordisk Foundation
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Census data
- Education data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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