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Lifelines has collected a wide variety of biosamples from participants in all of our general assessments as well as during some of our additional assessments. What follows is a non-exhaustive list of these biosamples, please consult our catalogue for a complete overview.

• Blood (plasma) samples were collected from Lifelines participants (ages 8+) as part of the baseline, second, and third assessments.
• Blood (serum) samples were collected from Lifelines participants (ages 8+) as part of the baseline, second, and third assessments.
• Blood (buffycoat) samples were collected from Lifelines participants (ages 8+) as part of the baseline, second, and third assessments.
• DNA has been extracted from 100,000+ buffycoat samples (during the GWAS and UGLI additional assessments for example).
• Urine samples were collected from Lifelines participants (ages 8+) as part of the baseline, second, and third assessments.
• Faecal samples were collected from subcohorts of Lifelines participants as part of the following additional assessments: DEEP, DAG2, and DAG3.
• Hair samples were collected from participants (ages 18+) during the second assessment.
• Whole blood samples were collected from 20,000 adult participants during the baseline assessment.