GS Donor DNA Databank (GS3D) RTB 2018

• Research type

  Research Tissue Bank

• IRAS ID

  253626

• Research summary

  Generation Scotland: Donor DNA Databank (GS:3D)

• REC name

  East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 1

• REC reference

  18/ES/0120

• Date of REC Opinion

  14 Nov 2018

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion

• Data collection arrangements

  The Donor DNA Databank (GS:3D) is a collection of DNA samples from the general Scottish population . GS:3D holds samples of around 5000 volunteers.
  We collected human control DNA samples and plasma from blood donors attending sessions at the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, in more than 140 locations throughout Scotland. Recruitment took place during 2008 and the collection contains almost 5,000 fully anonymised samples with accompanying data.

• Research programme

  The GS:3D is available to researchers who are investigating human diseases with a genetic component, to be used as controls or as a representative sample of the general Scottish population.

• RTBTitle

  Generation Scotland: Donor DNA Databank (GS:3D)

• Establishment organisation

  University of Edinburgh

• Establishment organisation address

  Administrator, Postgraduate Team, College of Humanities and Social Science

  University of Edinburgh, 55-56 George Square,

  Edinburgh

  EH8 9JU