Network

General information

Name	Banca Biologica CNESPS - Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS)
Acronym	CNESPS
Last update	02/23/2008

Principal investigators

Simona Giampaoli (Biobank Head)	Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Maria Antonietta Stazi (PI Twin Registry)	Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Emanuele Scafato (Project leader/Prof.)	Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Contacts

Simona Giampaoli (Biobank Head)	Istituto Superiore di Sanità Rome 00161 Phone: +39 06 49904231 Email:
Maria Antonietta Stazi (PI Twin Registry)	Istituto Superiore di Sanità Rome 00161 Phone: +39 06 49904155 Email:

Website

http://www.iss.it/cnesps

Background

Since the early 90s collection, storage and preservation of biological specimens have been included in longitudinal, cross sectional and case-control epidemiological studies carried out by the National Center of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion (CNESPS) of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, the public health institute for Italy. Biological specimens include serum, plasma, buffy coat, packed red cells, urine, and saliva preserved at -30°C, -80°C or in liquid nitrogen, according to the specific study protocols. The strength of our bank is the linkage with their large collection of population based data on lifestyle (physical activity, diet and smoking), hematologic assay (lipids and glucose), exams (EKG, spirometry, bone densitometry), and with the follow-up of the population enrolled for all cause and specific mortality, hospitalization and evaluation of physical performance and cognitive function in old age, which guarantees information on a number of etiological questions.