Lifelines has collected a wide variety of biosamples from participants in all of our general assessments as well as during some of our additional assessments. The following types of biosamples are stored in our biobank and can be requested for use in your research project:
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DNA has been extracted from 100,000+ buffycoat samples (during the
GWAS and
UGLI additional assessments for example).
Urine samples were collected from Lifelines participants (ages 8+) as part of the
baseline,
second, and
third assessments.
Faecal samples were collected from subcohorts of Lifelines participants as part of the following additional assessments:
DEEP,
DAG2, and
DAG3.
Hair samples were collected from participants (ages 18+) during the
second assessment.
Whole blood samples were collected from 20,000 adult participants during the
baseline assessment.
Note that Lifelines also has results from various blood and urine analyses available for reuse.