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Clinical Decision Support System for the Diagnosis of Adolescence Health
It is common that children confront psychological problems when they reach puberty. These problems could easily be overcome, but in many cases they could be severe, leading to social estrangement or worse in madness or death. According to information collected we designed a questionnaire about the psychology of adolescents in order to help people in that age or their elders find out if they have health issues. We used already published researches and material concerning all the psychological problems a child can confront in order to make a reliable questionnaire and to develop the clinical decision support system. Our main objective is to publish and administrate a web-based free tool for sharing medical knowledge about any psychological disease a child can already have or develop during puberty
Laying the groundwork for the Biobank of Rare Malignant Neoplasms at the service of the Hellenic Network of Precision Medicine on Cancer
Biobanks constitute an integral part of precision medicine. They provide
a repository of biospecimens that may be used to elucidate the
pathophysiology, support diagnoses, and guide the treatment of diseases.
The pilot biobank of rare malignant neoplasms has been established in
the context of the Hellenic Network of Precision Medicine on Cancer and
aims to enhance future clinical and/or research studies in Greece by
collecting, processing, and storing rare malignant neoplasm samples with
associated data. The biobank currently comprises 553 samples; 384
samples of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissue malignancies, 72 samples of
pediatric brain tumors and 97 samples of malignant skin neoplasms. In
this article, sample collections and their individual significance in
clinical research are described in detail along with computational
methods developed specifically for this project. A concise review of the
Greek biobanking landscape is also delineated, in addition to
recommended technologies, methodologies and protocols that were
integrated during the creation of the biobank. This project is expected
to re-enforce current clinical and research studies, introduce advances
in clinical and genetic research and potentially aid in future targeted
drug discovery. It is our belief that the future of medical research is
entwined with accessible, effective, and ethical biobanking and that our
project will facilitate research planning in the `-omic' era by
contributing high-quality samples along with their associated data