The Minimum Information About BIobank data Sharing (MIABIS) is a biobank-specific terminology enabling the sharing of minimal biobank-related data for different purposes across a wide range of database implementations.
The status attribute in commection component with description "The state of the Collection functions" and values Active, Ended and Other can be confusing in this context. The current definition leaves room for misinterpretation. Does this mean the collection of new samples and data from donors is active or ended? Collections are usually constantly updated with new data derived from samples, so they can be ‘active’, while no new samples are collected.
The status attribute in commection component with description "The state of the Collection functions" and values Active, Ended and Other can be confusing in this context. The current definition leaves room for misinterpretation. Does this mean the collection of new samples and data from donors is active or ended? Collections are usually constantly updated with new data derived from samples, so they can be ‘active’, while no new samples are collected.