Data Resource Profile: The HUNT Biobank

Abstract

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<li>The Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) Biobank, located at Levanger, Mid-Norway, holds biological material from 110 000 participants (aged 13–100 years) from the longitudinal population-based HUNT Study, Norway, including whole blood, serum, plasma, DNA, RNA, urine, saliva and fecal samples, optimally handled and stored for research purposes.</li>

<li>Among 94 000 participants with biological material, repeated measurements and a wide collection of processed samples are available from 26 000 that have participated in three successive HUNT surveys (HUNT2–4, 1995–2008).</li>

<li>Large-scale, multi-omics analyses based on the existing sample collections are available.</li>

<li>A unique personal identification number (PIN) for all citizens enables linkage to a wide range of local and national registries containing numerous incident clinical endpoints.</li>

<li>Data and biological materials are accessible on request for national and international research groups, which also includes industrial-based research collaborations.</li>

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