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Tissue bank

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a collection of human tissue or other biological material, stored for potential research use beyond the life of a specific project with ethical approval

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What is a HTA license (consent) required for?

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any “scheduled purpose” involving removal, storage and use of human tissue, from the living or decease

  • anatomical examination
  • storage/use for public display
  • research in connection with disorders of human body
  • post mortem examinations, including removal and storage of tissue
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Conditions where license/consent not required?

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  • tissue that is stored and used for NHS REC approved specified research projects (anonymised) (unspecified requires lisence)
  • Storing organs for less than 24 hours prior to transplantation
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Generic consent?

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Broad consent given eg. donation to a tissue bank for storage/use for unspecified research bank

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Proteome definition

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the entire set of proteins expressed by a cell, tissue or organism

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Central Dogma

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an explanation of the FLOW of generic information within a biological system “DNA makes mRNA and mRNA makes protein”

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miRNA

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short, non coding RNA molecules that act as negative regulators of gene expression, by inhibiting mRNA translation or promoting mRNA degradation

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Evidence Based Medicine

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the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients

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Bias

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any influence that acts to make observed results non-representative of the true effect of therapy

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Placebo effect

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a response to a medical intervention that results from the act of carrying out the intervention itself, rather that from the specific treatment mechanism

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Microsatellites

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repetitive segments of DNA scattered throughout the genome in non coding regions. Used as markers of linkage analysis because of their naturally occurring high variability in repeat number between individuals

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GWAS

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OBSERVATIONAL study of a genome-wide set of genetic variants in different individuals to see if any variant is associated with a trait - determine what AREAS of the genome contribute to disease

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Epigenetics

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the study of heritable changes in gene EXPRESSION that do not involve changes to the underlying DNA sequence

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Intervention

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a set of planned actions that are designed to bring about desired changes (outcomes) in defined beneficiaries in order to address a health or social problem

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Bradford Hill Criteria

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group of principles that are used to establish epidemiological evidence of a causal relationship between a presumed cause and an observed effect

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Bias

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Any systematic error (in the research methodology) in an epidemiological study that results in an incorrect estimate of the association between exposure and risk of disease

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Confounding

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Possibility that an observed association is due to the effects of differences between the study groups (other than the exposure under investigation), that could affect the risk of developing the outcome being studied

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Sanger Sequencing

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To determine the DNA sequence of a shorter sequence of DNA (900 bp). Uses chemically altered, dyed ‘dideoxy’ bases to terminate newly synthesised DNA fragments at specific bases. The fragments are then separated by gel electrophoresis, and the modified didNTP bases can be detected as each one emits a light of a specific wavelength

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Illumina Sequencing

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Involves cleaving the DNA sample into short fragments, then cluster generator by ligating longer fragments to ‘adaptors’ and annealing to a slide using the adaptors.
Bridge PCR
Slide flooded with modified dNTPs (contain terminator) and DNA polymerase
Image taken of the slide at each read location - fluorescent signal which means that a picture of the DNA is built up base by base
NGS: sequencing reactions are constructed simultaneously on a large no of DNA fragments on a solid surface, fast and cheap

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PCR

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Used to amplify a specific fragment of DNA for analysis

  • Denaturation -> separate strands
  • Annealing -> cool so primers bind to complementary sequences
  • Extension -> raise reaction temp so taq polymerase extends primers, creating new strands
  • doubles each cycle 1,2,4,8*

Adv: speed, simplicity, low cost, can amplify a really small fragment, used in qt RT PCR, immunohistochemistry etc, don’t need to know DNA sequence

Disadv: primer can attach to wrong part if sequence appears more than once, doesn’t allow for localisation

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Pre-clinical trial drug development

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safety pharmacology, preliminary toxicological testing, pharmacokinetic testing, chemical + pharmaceutical development

drug discovery: natural sources, study of metabolites, molecular design, new disease insight

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Phase 1 trial

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initial administration of drug into humans
20-50 people, healthy volunteers
determine tolerability of dose range 
Single ascending dose (SAD): PK
Multiple ascending dose (MAD): PK, PD

NOAEL
MABEL

use lowest estimated dose with a safety margin, cautious increases in dose - steep dose response curve

drug administration: continuous monitoring, best clinical practice, preform in specialist clinical trials unit, prepared for adverse consequences, stringent stop criteria

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Phase 2a trial

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50-500 people (patients)
to test drug effectiveness
continuing safety evaluations

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Phase 2b trial

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assessment of dose ranging and dosing intervals - how well the drug works at the prescribed dose

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Phase 3 trial
RTC - multi centre, multi country assessment of efficacy and safety in comparison to gold standard 3a: before marketing approval, info for insert/labelling 3b: after regulatory submission but before marketing approval
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Phase 4 trial
evaluate drug safety in a real world setting LT safety surveillance designed to detect rare or long term adverse effects in a larger population/over a longer time (2 years or more)
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Positivist
QUANT methods of natural sciences eg. hypothesis testing are appropriate for the study of social phenomena quantifiable observations that lead to statistical analysis the world is independent of and unaffected by the researcher understanding of phenomena must be measured and supported by evidence allows generalisability of results to different populations
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Interpretivism
QUAL a social phenomenon may have multiple interpretations rather than a truth that can be determined by a process of measurement the researcher and the social world impact on each other understanding humans/events/attitudes in social context interviews and observations
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Qualitative research
research that helps the researcher gain an understanding into how or why various social phenomena occur, through observations and interviews. gain deeper understanding of perceptions, understanding and experiences, how individuals/groups behave and how interactions shape relationships
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Quantitative research
the systematic, empirical investigation of observable phenomena, with the statistical/mathematical/numerical analysis of data in order to carry out hypothesis testing and to develop mathematical models/theories. Results are generalisable to larger populations
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Purposive
Non probability where participants are selected based on pre-selected criteria set by the research q Adv: investigate sociodemographic groups, participants are experienced in area of research Dis: risk of researcher bias - subjectivity
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Convenience
non probability where people are sampled due to their availability to the researcher - geographical proximity or known contacts Adv: least time consuming and expensive, useful in exploration stage of research or in pilot data collection Dis: sampling bias, non representative, low external validity, can't generalise
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Snowballing
non probability where researcher asks initial subject to identify another potential subject who meets the criteria Adv: useful in rare/difficult to access/engage populations eg. drug users/sex workers Dis: subject to bias of first participant (community bias), lack of definite knowledge about whether sample is relevant to the target population
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Theoretical
the process of coding and analysing data, then selecting additional sample elements on the basis of their potential for confirming or disconfirming emerging theories adv: provides structure to data collection, provides deeper understanding to something that is only initially partially understood dis: complex, req time and money, skill
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Epidemiology
the study of the distribution and determinants of health related states or events in specific populations, and the application of this to control health problems the science and practice which describes and explains disease patterns in populations
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Cross sectional study
involves data collection from a population or representative subset at a specific point in time - point prevalence and period prevalence
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Cohort study
longitudinal study that samples a cohort (group of people that share a defining characteristic), and preforms cross sections at intervals through time
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Case control study
observational study where two existing groups differing in outcome are identified and compared on the basis of a causal attribute cases vs controls
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Bias
any systematic error in an epidemiological study that results in an incorrect estimate of the association between exposure and risk of disease
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Confounding
possibility that an observed association is due to the effects of differences between the study groups (other than the exposure under investigation), that could affect the risk of developing the outcome being studied must be a risk factor for the outcome, associated with the exposure but not on the causal pathway between exposure and disease
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In situ hybridisation
uses a probe (labelled cDNA, RNA or normal probe) to localise a specific RNA sequence in a tissue (in situ)
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cDNA Library
cloned cDNA fra gments inserted into host cells, which constitute a portion of the transcriptome of an organism - a collection of only the genes that are encoded into proteins (transcribed) cDNA sequences can be incorporated into bacterial plasmids, transfected into bacteria, where the resultant colonies can be picked and sequenced intons, upstream/downstream
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Northern Blot
detecting specific RNA molecules in a mixture of RNA separated using gel electrophoresis, transferred to a membrane, radioactive labelled probes (complementary_, x ray film to identify and expression, biodistribution toxic chemicals, newer techniques do the same thing but higher sensitivity
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Gene expression microarrays
microscopic DNA fragments attached to a solid surface - can measure expression of large no of genes simultaneously or genotype multiple regions reverse transcriptase to get cDNA (fluro) complementary probe on microarray plate - attach laser scanner compare and control labelled two different colours - expression determined by measuring intensity ratio
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qRT-PCR
monitors the amplification of a specific molecule (cDNA/RNA) during PCR in real time, in order to determine it's abundance relative or absolute quantification
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BCA (bicinchoninic acid) Assay
for determining the amount of protein in a solution total protein concentration is exhibited by a colour change in proportion to the amount of protein
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ELISA
enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
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Chromatin
the complex of DNA packaged within histone proteins into nucleosomes
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SNP
Variation in a single allele in a DNA sequence among individuals, could lead to variations in the AA sequence eg. haemochromatosis

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