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organization's needs.
Accelerated Cure Project
Samples available: DNA, RNA, plasma, and serum from subjects with MS and related demyelinating diseases, as well as controls
Prospective collection available
Contact:
Sara Loud, Repository Director
acp-study-director_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.acceleratedcure.org
781-487-0032
Analytical Biological Services, Inc.
Samples available: Brain, spinal cord, sciatic nerve from subjects with MS and other disease states.
Prospective collection available
Contact:
Valerie Kawabata
vkawabata_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.absbio.com
302-654-4492
Asterand
Samples available: Blood, serum, plasma and urine from subjects with MS and other conditions, as well as controls
Prospective collection available
Contact:
Apurvi Desai
Apurvi.Desai_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.asterand.com
313-263-0960 x231
Bioserve
Samples available: DNA, RNA, serum, plasma from 450 MS subjects and subjects with othe conditions, as well as controls
Prospective collection available
Contact:
George Taylor, M.D., Vice President of Medical Affairs
gtaylor_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.bioserve.com
215-840-2101
fax 215-628-2765
Coriell Cell Repositories
Samples available: Cell cultures from small number of MS subjects; extensive collections of DNA and cell cultures from other conditions (may be useful as controls)
Contact:
ccr_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.coriell.org
800-752-3805 in the United States
856-757-4848 from other countries
Genetic Alliance BioBank
Samples available:
The Genetic Alliance BioBank is an advocacy owned repository for biological samples and clinical data. It provides:
Centralized, standardized collection and archiving;
Highest biorepository and participant protection standards;
Open access for all organization approved researchers.
Contact:
Sharon F. Terry, President
sterry_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.geneticalliance.org
202-966-5557 x201
202-362-9599
MSBase
Samples available: Data only MS Patient Registry from over 6,000 people.
Prospective collection available
Contact:
Dr. Helmut Butzkueven
msbase_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.mh.org.au
North American Research Committee On Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS)
Samples available: Data only MS Patient Registry from over 32,000 people.
Contact:
Dr. Denise Campagnolo, Director
narcoms_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.chw.edu
602-406-6286
PrecisionMed
Samples available: DNA, RNA, serum, plasma, urine from 500+ subjects
Prospective collection available (including CSF)
Contact:
John Flax, MD, President
johnflax_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.precisionmed.com
858-847-0117 x215
Rocky Mountain MS Center Tissue Bank
Samples available: Autopsy material from > 150 MS subjects and additional autopsy material from subjects with other diagnoses; sample types per subject include one or more of the following: snap-frozen, slow-frozen and formalin fixed brain and/or spinal cord, serum, and CSF
Contact:
Ken Dole, Tissue Bank Coordinator
dolek_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.mscenter.org
303-788-4806 (telephone)
303-788-5418 (fax)
Erik Nilsen, Tissue Bank Research Associate
nilsene_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.mscenter.org
303-788-4030 x105 (telephone)
303-788-5418 (fax)
Sera Laboratories International
Samples available: May or may not have MS samples (sent request for information, have not heard back yet)
Contact:
sales_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.seralab.co.uk
Sonja Slifka Longitudinal Multiple Sclerosis Study
Samples available: blood and DNA from 2,000+ MS subjects
Contact:
Dr. Nicholas LaRocca
nicholas.larocca_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.nmss.org
212-476-0414
UCLA Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Human Neurospecimen Bank
Samples available: Pre- and post-mortem CSF, serum, urine, and post-mortem brain tissue from subjects with MS, subjects with other conditions, and controls.
Contact:
Rashed M. Nagra, Ph.D., Director Human Brain and Spinal Fluid Resource Center
brainbnk_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.ucla.edu (for tissue requests)
RMNbbank_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.ucla.edu (Dr. Nagra's e-mail)
UCSF Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Group
Samples available: DNA (to qualified researchers studying the genetics of MS)
Contact
msdb_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.ucsf.edu
UK Multiple Sclerosis Tissue Bank
Samples available:
Post mortem, cryopreserved brain and spinal cord tissue both fixed and
unfixed, and cerebrospinal fluid from patients with and without a
history of multiple sclerosis. Freshly dissected tissue samples, or
those preserved using unconventional techniques may also be made
available by prior arrangement.
Contact
Tel: 020 8846 7324
Fax: 020 8846 7500
ukmstissuebank_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.imperial.ac.ukk
