UAB Cardiovascular Research Biobank
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Summary
The UAB Cardiovascular Research Biobank (CARBON) will be a resource that contains biological materials, such as DNA samples, in addition to health and personal information on a large number of people over time. It will be set up so that it can be used in the future as a resource for researchers undertaking a wide range of medical research.
Description
The UAB Cardiovascular Research Biobank (CARBON) will be a resource that contains pertinent genetic, health, and biological samples such as blood derived from a large-scale population. Researchers may use disease correlates and predictors identified from the genetic, health, and personal information contained in the Biobank as a resource to investigate cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, and a myriad of other disorders. Through these studies, researchers may identify the progression of risk factors in certain diseases and help develop novel strategies to detect, treat, or prevent s…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Age more than or equal to 18 Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18, at screening * Employees or students associated with the Division of Cardiovascular Disease at UAB will not be recruited due to their vulnerable status and susceptibility to coercion. * Women who are pregnant or who can become pregnant and not practicing an acceptable method of birth control.
Location
- University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama