Table 1.

Examples of the different types of omics research, the types of samples required and special considerations in the collection of samples and biobanking procedures in epidemiological studies. Abbreviations in the table: CpG region of DNA where a cytosine occurs next to a guanine nucleotide, DNAase deoxyribonuclease, NMR nuclear magnetic resonance, PCR polymerase chain reaction, RRBS reduced representation bisulfite sequencing, SNP single nucleotide polymorphism, WGBS whole genome bisulfite sequencing