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Metadata for Human Biobanks and Omics Projects

Genome BC's Health Metadata Commons serves as a free centralized hub for storing and disseminating metadata pertaining to human biological samples and omics research data. Its primary objective is to foster the reuse of data, thereby expediting scientific breakthroughs and driving advancements in personalized medicine. By consolidating metadata from various biobanks and genomic research projects, the commons facilitates seamless data discovery, promotes interoperability, and encourages collaboration across diverse health research domains.

You can contribute high level metadata about your projects through the 'Metadata Submission' tab, while the 'Search Metadata Commons' feature, coupled with summary statistics below, streamlines the process of locating pertinent samples or omics data for your investigation.

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Sample Type Distribution

  • Air 200
  • BCOR-rearranged sarcoma 1
  • Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells 9
  • Brain 2
  • Breast 256
  • Breast Milk 2598
  • Buffy Coat 40549
  • Chondrosarcoma 42
  • Cord Blood 2696
  • Cord blood mononuclear cells (CBMC) 2547
  • DNA 17530
  • Dried Blood Spots 3871
  • Dust 6453
  • Heart 0
  • Heart biopsy 2482

Samples per Omics Type

  • Epigenomics 4487
  • Exposomics 200
  • Genomics 18508
  • Hormones 430
  • Lipidomics 1205
  • Metabolomics 21321
  • Microbiomics 13396
  • Proteomics 13261
  • Radiomics 1324
  • Transcriptomics 4708

Projects per Omics Type

Projects per Disease (top 10)