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Annonymising:

An action which leads to the  biological material could not be indentified to a person anymore .

An identified biological sample:

A biological sample where its origin direct or indirectly could be traced to a person or a foetus.

Biobank:

An action which leads to the  biological material could not be indentified to a person anymore .

Biological Sample:

Biolgical material or tissue from a living or dead donor or a foetus no matter if the material is tissue, cells or other parts of tissue or cells.

Care giver:

A Swedish authority, landsting or local authority  which is in charge of hälso och sjukvård according to Svenska hälso och sjukvårdslagen.

Coding:

Where an action of a handling a biological sample which replaces direct identifying personal number with a code which is not direct identifying.

Donors of a biological sample:

A living human being where a biological sample has been donated or A woman who carries or has carried a foetus where a a biological sample has been donated

Head of a biobank:

…Guardian, research organization or other who is in charge of a biobank.

Health Care System:

Business that is included of Svensk hälso- och sjukvårdslagen (1982:763) or Tandvårdslagen (1985:125).