ICMR-MDRF Diabetes Biosamples: Cohort profile.

ABSTRACT: Background & objectives Biobanks are crucial for biomedical research, enabling new treatments and medical advancements. The biobank at the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) aims to gather, process, store, and distribute biospecimens to assist scientific studies. Methods This article details the profile of two cohorts: the Indian Council of Medical Research-India Diabetes (ICMR-INDIAB) study and the Registry of people with diabetes in India with young age at onset (ICMR-YDR). The ICMR-INDIAB study is the largest epidemiological study on diabetes in India, encompassing a nationally representative sample of individuals aged 20 yr and older from urban and rural areas in every State across the country. The ICMR-YDR is the first national-level, multicentric clinic-based registry focusin

SUBMITTER: Anjana RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11683500 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature