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The Accelerated Cure Project MS Repository
Accelerated Cure Project has established a large-scale collection of biological samples and data from people with multiple sclerosis, selected other demyelinating diseases, and unaffected controls. The repository not only provides much-needed samples and data to researchers studying MS and other diseases, but also aggregates the results from all of these studies so that they can be analyzed collectively, leading to new findings and breakthroughs.
University of Massachusetts Repository Site
Left to right: Dr. Carolina Ionete, Dr. Jennifer Moodie, Janice Weaver and Dr. Peter Riskind
Key features of the repository:
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The repository currently includes samples and data from over 2,700 subjects with MS, NMO, ADEM, TM, ON, and CIS, as well as controls
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Subjects are enrolled at a network of 10 MS clinics located across the US and may return to contribute updated data and new samples at longitudinal visits
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Blood samples are provided as aliquots as serum, plasma, DNA, RNA, and lymphocytes
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Each sample is accompanied by 40+ pages of clinical and epidemiological data contributed by the subject and the enrolling neurologist
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Samples and data are available to any researcher, at any institution anywhere in the world, whose research will add to our knowledge about MS and other demyelinating diseases
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Scientists requesting samples and/or data must commit to contribute their results at a future date back into the repository
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We believe that combined analysis of the clinical, epidemiological, and experimental data in our repository will lead to a richer understanding of MS and new insights that can only result from a multi-disciplinary approach
Follow these links to learn more about the repository:
You can also follow the links in the left-hand menu for more information.
If you or a family member has NMO, please go to the NMO Repository to learn more about The Guthy-Jackson Repository for Neuromyelitis Optica.
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