Norwegian kidney biopsy biobank (NorKiBB): organization, baseline characteristics, and generalizability of a low-cost national biobank
We demonstrate the feasibility of establishing a large national kidney biopsy biobank across a variety of clinical and histopathologic diagnoses. Blood and urine were stored, accompanied by kidney tissue, at a moderate cost due to a combination of a dedicated nephrology workforce, routine clinical care, and established biobank facilities.
Authors
- Hans‐Peter Marti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6331-5902)
- Christian Aalborg
- Stein Hallan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9045-3569)
- Solfrid Romundstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8546-0791)
- Håvard Aksnes
- Joachim H. Ix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-9869)
- Lasse G. Gøransson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2498-3406)
- Ingjerd W. Manner
- Marit D. Solbu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4331-7548)
- Michael G. Shlipak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9559-204X)
- Øystein Eikrem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1783-5552)
- Marius Altern Øvrehus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3293-4505)
- Sabine Leh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0764-2941)
- Knut Asbjørn
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- University Hospital of North Norway (NO)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Stavanger University Hospital (NO)
- Akershus University Hospital (NO)
- Levanger Hospital (NO)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- VA San Diego Healthcare System (US)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- San Francisco VA Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nephrology
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-025-04007-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43
Funders
- Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet
- Norges Forskningsråd
- Haukeland Universitetssjukehus
- St. Olavs Hospital Universitetssykehuset i Trondheim