Inflammatory liver diseases biobank

• Research type

  Research Tissue Bank

• IRAS ID

  177347

• Research summary

  Inflammatory liver diseases biobank

• REC name

  London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/LO/0948

• Date of REC Opinion

  11 Aug 2015

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion

• Data collection arrangements

  The resource aims to support research into the mechanisms of inflammatory liver diseases (steatohepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases and liver cancer) by analysis of liver tissue, blood cells, serum / plasma, DNA, urine and stool samples. All donors will be provided with written information about the biobank and written consent is required. The additional samples collected for the biobank will be taken at the time of routine clinical care in patients undergoing liver biopsy, or liver resection. Individuals who have already had a historic pathology specimen collected, will be invited to consent for the data / reports to be collected and additional blood / urine and stools samples for the biobank. Samples and data of all participants in the biobank will be anonymised. The biobank aims to support national and international scientific collaborations in the area of inflammatory liver diseases. Donors and interested patients or family members are invited to become part of the Peninsula Liver Research Patient and Public Involvement group.

• Research programme

  This research biobank will support the work of the Liver Research Group at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine & Dentistry, and collaborators at other centres in the UK and internationally who are working on understanding the mechanisms of inflammatory liver diseases to identify new treatments.

• Storage license

  12103

• RTBTitle

  Inflammatory liver diseases biobank

• Establishment organisation

  Plymouth University Penisnula Schools of Medicine & Dentistry

• Establishment organisation address

  John Bull Building

  Plymouth Science Park

  Plymouth

  PL6 8DH