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Tissue banking for research—bench to bedside and back—myth, reality or fast fading reality at the dawn of a personalised healthcare era

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In this article, the current landscape where bio-resource based research underpins a future paradigm of personalised healthcare is explored and important issues are highlighted. Barriers, challenges and needs are described and suggest a need for re-structuring, resourcing and investment to increase user-friendliness in the clinical setting for future gains, while safeguarding the patient.

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  1. European Association of Urology, St. Mary’s Hospital, Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, Praed Street, Paddington, London, W2 1NY, UK

    Anup Patel

  2. Chairman of Clinical Studies Committee, European Association of Urology Research Foundation, Arnhem, The Netherlands

    Anup Patel

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Patel, A. Tissue banking for research—bench to bedside and back—myth, reality or fast fading reality at the dawn of a personalised healthcare era. Cell Tissue Bank 12, 19–21 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10561-010-9206-4

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