Table 1.
Key Features of Studies with Biosamples Collected and Returned Via Mail by the Respondents
| Authors, publication year | Location | Mode of biosample request | Biosample collected | Number of participants (response rate) | Study inclusion criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avendano et al., 2011 | Netherlands | Web | Blood, saliva | 31, 30 (15.5, 15%) | Participants in Dutch Longitudinal Internet study for the Social Sciences |
| Bauer et al., 2004 | USA | Saliva | 110 (37%) | Participants in Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation | |
| Bloomfield et al., 2003 | San Francisco | Urine | 70 (22.4%) | Patients previously tested positive for chlamydia | |
| Boyle et al., 2010 | Florida | Telephone | Saliva | 637 (41.3%) | Individuals from Florida counties directly affected by 2004 Hurricanes |
| Cozier et al., 2004 | USA | Buccal cells | 56–64 (35–40%) | Black women who had reported a diagnosis of breast, colorectal, or lung cancer | |
| Crider et al., 2006 | Atlanta | Telephone | Buccal cells | 765 (47.6%) | Pregnant women |
| Egan et al., 2003 | USA | Telephone | Mucosal DNA | 791, 797 (60%, 50%) | Women aged 20–69 who were residents of Massachusetts or Wisconsin in 1997–1998 |
| Etter and Bullen, 2011 | Canada, France, Italy Switzerland, UK, USA | Web | Saliva | 31 (16%) | Electronic nicotine delivery systems users |
| Etter and Perneger, 2001 | Geneva | Saliva | 98 (25%) | Current smokers and ex- smokers who had quit in the past two years | |
| Etter et al., 2005 | Switzerland | Buccal cells, saliva | 315 (80%) | Visitors of a smoking cessation website | |
| Feigelson et al., 2001 | USA | Face-to-face | Buccal cells | 24 (69%) | American Cancer Society National Home Office Research Department |
| Fidler et al., 2011 | England | Saliva | 1702 (24%) | Current smokers and recent quitters | |
| Freeman et al., 1997 | UK, Germany | Buccal cells | 114, 116 (73%, 92%) | Participants in a twin study of children and a twin study of adults | |
| Halpern et al., 2012 | North Carolina, Ohio, Texas | Face-to-face | Saliva | 146 (76%) | Sample of participants in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health |
| Hansen et al., 2007 | Denmark | Buccal cells, saliva | 38–72 (72–80%) | Female nurses aged 51+ and member of Danish Nurses Organization | |
| Kang et al., 2011 | Republic of Korea | Buccal cells | 13084 (29.2%) | Sample of participants in the Korea Medical Insurance Corporation prospective cohort study | |
| Kozlowski et al., 2002 | USA | Mail, telephone | Buccal cells | 870 (26%) | Aged 18+ recruited using random digit dialing methods |
| Le Merchand et al., 2001 | Hawaii | Buccal cells | 239 (67%) | Sample of participants in the Multiethnic Cohort Study | |
| Margolis et al., 2011 | USA | Buccal cells | 732 (22.4%) | Children with atopic dermatitis from the Pediatric Eczema Elective Registry Program | |
| Osmond et al., 2000 | Chicago, LA, NYC, San Francisco | Telephone | Saliva | 412 (67%) | Men who have sex with men |
| Rylander-Rudqvist et al., 2006 | Sweden | Saliva | 490 (80%) | Swedish men aged 53–87 |