National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019
Preferred Name

Biorepository

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C48800

ALT_DEFINITION

A facility that collects, catalogs, and stores samples of biological material, such as urine, blood, tissue, cells, DNA, RNA, and protein, from humans, animals, or plants for laboratory research. If the samples are from people, medical information may also be stored along with a written consent to use the samples in laboratory studies.

code

C48800

DEFINITION

A storage facility of biospecimens that includes tissue samples, fluids, and molecular derivatives such as DNA, RNA, and proteins. The biorepository has stringent guidelines regarding the standardized collection, handling, storage, and documentation of biological specimens.

label

Biorepository

Legacy_Concept_Name

Biorepository

Preferred_Name

Biorepository

prefixIRI

C48800

prefLabel

Biorepository

Semantic_Type

Physical Object

UMLS_CUI

C1711176

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C38186

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