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Common Data Elements For Traumatic Brain Injury: Recommendations From The Biospecimens And Biomarkers Working Group, Geoffrey T. Manley, Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, Mary Brophy, Doortje Engel, Clay Goodman, Katrina Gwinn, Timothy D. Veenstra, Geoffrey Ling, Andrew K. Ottens, Frank Tortella, Ronald L. Hayes

Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Recent advances in genomics, proteomics, and biotechnology have provided unprecedented opportunities for translational research and personalized medicine. Human biospecimens and biofluids represent an important resource from which molecular data can be generated to detect and classify injury and to identify molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets. To date, there has been considerable variability in biospecimen and biofluid collection, storage, and processing in traumatic brain injury (TBI) studies. To realize the full potential of this important resource, standardization and adoption of best practice guidelines are required to insure the quality and consistency of these specimens. The aim of the Biospecimens and Biomarkers …