The NIDDK Data Repository will continue to: assist study coordinating centers, and the NIDDK Biosample and Genetics Repositories in setting up labeling systems to cross-reference samples and associated data;maintain a central inventory of samples from the NIDDK Biosample and Genetics Repositories, and provide inventory reporting structures for individual studies;receive and test the validity of electronic databases from completed studies;maintain and distribute those databases in response to researcher inquires;create and maintain a website for all of the NIDDKCentral Repositories;and carry out activities to advertise to the research community about the availability of samples and data.
