Moli‐Bank 1 General information Name of the study Complete name Acronym Web site 1.1 1.2 Moli‐Bank Moli‐Bank http://biobank.moli‐sani.org 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Principal investigators Name Institution Role/title de Gaetano Giovanni Università Cattolica S. Cuore Campobasso Research Laboratories, Director Name Institution Role/title Donati Maria Benedetta Università Cattolica S. Cuore Campobasso Scientific coordinator Name Institution Role/title Iacovello Licia Università Cattolica S. Cuore Campobasso Moli‐sani Project Coordinator Name Institution Role/title Contact Name Role/title Institution Address Telephone Email De Curtis Amalia Università Cattolica S. Cuore Campobasso Moli‐Bank Head Name Role/title Institution Address Telephone Email Funding agencies Name Name Name Name Name Objectives De Curtis Amalia Moli‐Bank Head Università Cattolica S. Cuore Campobasso L.go A. Gemelli, 1 86100 Campobasso, Italy +390874312284 Iacovello Licia Moli‐sani Project Coordinator Università Cattolica S. Cuore Campobasso L.go A. Gemelli, 1 86100 Campobasso, Italy +390874312274 Pfizer Foundation Italian Minister of Research European Union Telethon Foundation Other Samples from project, are piling up for future scientific studies about the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and tumours. And, as science information will grow up, we’ll know more and more about risk factors for cardiovascular disease and cancer, and we’ll know better what to do to prevent them. 2 2.1 2.1.1 Methods General design Study design Cross‐sectional prevalence study Cohort study Individuals 2.1.2 Families Target number of participants 2.1.3 Target number of biological samples 25000 2.1.4 2.1.5 2.2 2.2.1 2.2.2 25000 Current number of participants recruited at baseline Number 24800 In date at 01/01/2010 Current number of collected biological samples from which DNA could be extracted Number 24800 In date at 01/01/2010 Participants selection Selection criteria/characteristic of the population Recruitment procedures Participants are recruited from city‐hall registries, general practitioners or Hospital‐ General population Department of Diabetology Data collection Data sources 2.3 2.3.1 Questionnaires to participants cross sectional Physical measures cross sectional Biological samples cross sectional Genealogical records Sample management Biological samples 2.4 2.4.1 Blood Urine Biological samples format Blood 2.4.2 3 4 Frozen Governance Access to data and samples 3.1 4.1 Data (questionnaire‐derived, measured..) Biological samples Reagents and methods Academia, Industry Academia Academia, Industry Current status Preparation phase/pilot Start End 2005 2005 Status Baseline recruitment/initial data collection Start End If applicable, follow‐up of participants Start End Study ended Supplementary informations 2005 2005 9000 participants recruited on March 1st 2007