Translational Medicine
Open Access

Abstract

Quality Bio-Specimens for Novel Biomarker Discovery

Marina Prilutskaya, Julia Pustilnik, Olga Balukova, Natalia Dyakova, Dmitry Suchkov and Lena Fenik

Recent advances in genomics, proteomics, and biotechnology have provided unprecedented opportunities for translational research and personalized medicine. The data that can currently be gathered from human bio-specimens can be used to detect diseases and identify molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets. Thus, high-quality specimens annotated with relevant clinical information and collected with scrupulous attention to ethical, legal, and social concerns are integral to reliability of study results.