The methods of sampling and collection of biological samples adopted by the NutriNet-Santé biobank largely reproduce those used by the UK biobank (national ongoing British biobank recruiting 500,000 participants from whom biological samples are collected at 35 different centres [ 12]).
Exposure is measured by individual monitoring of pollutants in the air that women breathe in during pregnancy, and by the collection of biological samples to study various biomarkers.
Each participant answers a "questionnaire survey", and undergoes "a biological and clinical exam", including a range of measures (anthropometric, blood pressure, functional respiratory investigations for the adults) and a collection of biological samples (blood, urine and hair).
Study visits occur once a year and typically include a neurological examination, family history information, a blood draw for genotyping, and the collection of biological samples for future HD research.
The Campus IRB may review a study in the social and behavioral sciences that will involve the collection of biological samples and data, using non-invasive procedures.
However, the Campus IRB may review some collaborative studies between Campus and Duke Medicine researchers and may review the collection of biological samples and data for studies in the social and behavioral sciences.
We believe that our cases show that the construction of populations through the collection of biological samples does not only take place through the collection and research process, but also through the interaction with such populations.
All women provided written informed consent prior to the collection of biological samples.
All patients provided written informed consent prior to the collection of biological samples.
It is based on interviews in combination with medical and laboratory examinations, as well as the collection of biological samples.
Accordingly, we categorized the proposals as to whether it involved prospective collection of biological samples or the use of qualitative methods.
