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C.1 Annex: Description <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> study centers<br />

The study center will be located at <strong>the</strong> University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel.<br />

The campus <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein in Kiel is centrally located in Kiel<br />

and easily accessible by public transport.<br />

The study center will comprise rooms for investigations, and interviews and terminals for<br />

self-administered questionnaires. The laboratory <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Biobank popgen is located on <strong>the</strong><br />

same campus and will be used for preanalytical preparation <strong>of</strong> biosamples. The biorepository<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Biobank popgen is located at <strong>the</strong> university campus Center for Molecular Biosciences<br />

(ZMB) in Kiel. Close cooperation with <strong>the</strong> cancer registry <strong>of</strong> Schleswig-Holstein,<br />

which is a partner in this project, ensures efficient tracing <strong>of</strong> incident cases. By using <strong>the</strong><br />

biobanking network popgen 2.0 tumor samples can be collected and individuals traced for<br />

incident diseases. Close cooperation with clinicians is ensured by established connections<br />

to institutes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Medical Faculties <strong>of</strong> CAU, Kiel and UzL, Luebeck.<br />

C.1.8 Cluster mecklenburg-western Pomerania<br />

The Cluster Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania comprises one study center in <strong>the</strong> area <strong>of</strong><br />

North-East Germany, located in <strong>the</strong> city <strong>of</strong> Neubrandenburg.<br />

Recruitment cluster<br />

figure 8: Geographical overview <strong>of</strong> recruitment areas and study center <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong> cluster Mecklenburg-Western<br />

Pomerania<br />

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania<br />

University<br />

Greifswald<br />

SC Neubrandenburg<br />

Study center (SC)<br />

Coordinating institution<br />

Participating institution<br />

Recruitment areas:<br />

Neubrandenburg city<br />

County <strong>of</strong> Demmin<br />

County <strong>of</strong> Uecker-Randow<br />

County <strong>of</strong> Mecklenburg-Strelitz<br />

County <strong>of</strong> Mueritz<br />

Greifswald<br />

Neubrandenburg<br />

C.1

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