"Sample cohorts" refers to a group of people or subjects who are selected to be part of a study or research. They are representative examples used to understand and draw conclusions about a larger population. Full definition
Among many things, it made me appreciate the value of large, diverse, deeply - phenotyped, widely consented sample cohorts for genomics research. (massgenomics.org)
And as I pointed out in February, consumer genetics firm 23andMe has one of the largest sample cohorts in the United States. (massgenomics.org)
Immunobased assays such as ELISA or Western blots may also be used for targeted approaches, but will likely have more utility during a clinical validation phase where much larger sample cohorts are used. (journals.plos.org)