Table 1.

Overview of the Variables Mapped by the Mapping Tool

Biobank Structural Component	Collections	Specific Items, Procedures, & Outcomes
Collected Samples	Blood:	Blood Spot, Cord, Venous (including Plasma, Serum)
	Cells:	Breast Milk, Buccal/Skin, Feces, Finger/Toe Nails, Hair, Placental Material, Reproductive, Urine
	Tissues:	Non-Tumor, Tumor
Derived Materials	Cells/Cell Lines
	Nucleic Acids:	DNAs: Nuclear DNA, mtDNA, cDNA
		RNAs: mRNA, miRNA, other RNAs
Derived Data	Cytogenetic:	CNVs, FISH, Karyotype
	Epigenetic & Imprinting:	E.g., Methylation Profiles, Chromatin
	Genetic & Genomic:	From DNAs: Markers (e.g., SNPs, haplotypes, CNVs), Modification, Sequence
		From RNAs: Expression Profiles, cDNA Sequence
Analyses	Cytogenetic:	aCGH, FISH, Karyotyping
	Epigenetic & Imprinting:	E.g., Methylation, Chromatin
	Genetic & Genomic:	Using DNAs: Markers (e.g., Association, Linkage, Haplogroup Identification,), Modification (e.g., DNA Adduct), Sequencing (e.g., Targeted, Whole Genome) Using RNAs: Expression
Results	Cytogenetic:	Neutral, Deletion, Expansion, Sex Chromosome Constitution
	Epigenetic & Imprinting:	E.g., Methylation: Neutral, Hyper-methylation, Hypomethylation
	Genetic & Genomic:	With Expression: Low, High, Normal, Expression of Structural Variants
		With Linkage: Evidence for Linkage, Linkage Excluded
		With Markers: Ancestry, Physical Traits, Sex Chromosome Constitution, Variants (i.e., Predictive, Protective, Unknown Significance)
		With Sequencing: Benign Polymorphism, Deleterious Mutation, Neutral, Variant of Unknown Significance