The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) have established the nation's first diabetes biobank. The goal of this bio bank is promoting cutting-edge research on diabetes, its variants, and other related conditions.
Established in Chennai, this population-based biological sample repository will collect, prepare, store, and disseminate biospecimens to support scientific research.
India’s First Diabetes Biobank
According to V. Mohan, MDRF chairman, the biobank's establishment process began a few years ago. "Numerous blood samples of various forms of diabetes in young people, including Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes, have been preserved for further research and studies," Dr. Mohan stated.
The Indian Journal of Medical Research has released an article outlining the biobank's specifics and the motivation behind its establishment.
Benefit of Diabetes Biobank
Biobanks are essential for biomedical research because they gather, process, store, and disseminate biospecimens to aid in scientific investigations. The creation of individualized treatment plans and the discovery of new biomarkers for early diagnosis may be aided by diabetes biobanks. According to the report, it will also help longitudinal studies that monitor the development of diabetes and its complications over time, resulting in improved management and preventative techniques.
Increasing Diabetic Cases in India
A government study, one of the largest on diabetes in India, surveyed 1.2 lakh people from all states and found an increase in diabetes cases among the general population.
This community-based, cross-sectional study, which was conducted in phases between 2008 and 2020, included 79,506 rural and 33,537 urban inhabitants from 31 states and Union Territories.
According to the study, diabetes and other metabolic non-communicable diseases are becoming more common in India.
The biobank also has blood samples from the ICMR Young Diabetes Registry, which includes diabetes forms including as Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes in children, and gestational diabetes, all of which have distinct clinical characteristics in Indians. Thus, these areas are equally rich in research opportunities," Dr. Mohan continued.
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