Biobanque Genizon

26 complex disease cohorts (45,000 participants) (initially collected by Genizon BioSciences Inc.)

  • DNA samples
  • Anonymized or identified phenotypic and clinical data
  • Genotypic data

Resource quality

  • Precise, disease-specific protocols, in collaboration with local and international clinical experts
  • Informed, specific and complete consent
  • Recruitment of participants with verified ethnic origin (four grandparents of French-Canadian origin)
  • Precise, rigorous phenotypes for patients and controls

Opportunities

  • Control selection for new studies (consent)
  • Demographic studies (inter-regional stratification)
  • Complementary genome-wide studies with genealogical data
  • Increasing the sample size of existing cohorts
  • Discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in molecular diagnostics for personalized medicine
  • Drug-specific diagnostic tests
  • Stratification of patients for drug response and risk of serious side effects
  • Diagnosis of disease susceptibility
Documents pertinents

CARTaGENE

To learn more, https://cartagene.qc.ca/en/index.html