Central Finland Biobank (KS Biobank)
The Central Finland Biobank is part of the FinnGen biobank consortium. All residents of Finland of legal age (18 years and over) have the right to participate in biobank research. Providing the sample is voluntary and is based on provided written consent. Participants are recruited through attending Keski-Suomen Sairaala Nova (Central Finland Hospital Nova), or by returning a consent form online.
Study design
Biobank
Number of participants at first data collection
25,032 (participants as of April 2024)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2013 (backdated FFPE tissue samples)
2018 (Central Finland Biobank established)
Primary Institutions
Central Finland Welfare Region
University of Jyväskylä (Jyväskylän yliopisto)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Central Finland Welfare Region
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
