Table 1 Overview of 6NC biobanks in NCBN.

From: National Center Biobank Network

NC

Main target diseases

Main types of biological samples

Year of NC establishment

Number of enrolled patients in biobank1

Relevant NC URLs

NCC

Cancer

Plasma, DNA, RNA, tumor/non-tumor tissue

1962

54,431

https://www.ncc.go.jp/en/index.html

NCVC

Cardiovascular diseases

Plasma, serum, DNA, pathological tissue, body fluid

1977

22,541

https://www.ncvc.go.jp/english/

NCNP

Psychiatric, Neurological diseases

Plasma, serum, DNA, cerebrospinal fluid, brain tissue, muscle tissue

1986

19,764

https://www.ncnp.go.jp/en/

NCGM

Chronic and Infectious diseases

Plasma, serum, DNA, pathological tissue

1993

20,126

https://www.ncgm.go.jp/en/index.html

NCCHD

Pediatric diseases

Serum, DNA, umbilical cord, placenta, chorionic plate

2002

2,468

http://www.ncchd.go.jp/en/index.html

NCGG

Geriatric diseases

Plasma, serum, DNA, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, feces

2004

12,161

https://www.ncgg.go.jp/english/index.html

  1. 1As of 31 March 2022.
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