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http://ccr.coriell.org/Sections/Collections/COHORT/?SsId=44

A repository of information related to Huntington's disease and its causes, progression, treatments, and possible cures. It stores and accepts data and specimens to accelerate research on Huntington's disease and provides scientists with prospectively collected clinical data and biological specimens. The COHORT sample includes individuals which manifest Huntington's disease (HD), unaffected individuals known to carry the HD gene or who are at risk of carrying the HD gene, and family members who have no risk for HD (control subjects). Clinical data includes demographics, clinical features, family history, and genetic characteristics. Biological specimens include blood with a potential of collecting urine or other samples in the future. The COHORT biological specimen repository will provide research specimens for current and future scientific research aimed at developing useful biomarkers of HD.

Proper citation: COHORT Repository (RRID:SCR_004539) Copy   

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http://ccr.coriell.org/Sections/Collections/NHGRI/?SsId=11

DNA samples and cell lines from fifteen populations, including the samples used for the International HapMap Project, the HapMap 3 Project and the 1000 Genomes Project (except for the CEPH samples). All of the samples were contributed with consent to broad data release and to their use in many future studies, including for extensive genotyping and sequencing, gene expression and proteomics studies, and all other types of genetic variation research. NHGRI led the contribution of the NIH to the International HapMap Project, which developed a haplotype map of the human genome. This haplotype map, called the HapMap is a publicly available tool that allows researchers to find genes and genetic variations that affect health and disease. The samples from four populations used to develop the HapMap were initially housed in the Human Genetic Cell Repository of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). Except for the Utah CEPH samples that were in the NIGMS Repository before the initiation of the HapMap Project and remain there, the NHGRI Repository now houses all of the HapMap samples. The NHGRI repository also houses the extended set of HapMap samples, which includes additional samples from the HapMap populations and samples from seven additional populations. All of the samples were collected with extensive community engagement, including discussions with members of the donor communities about the ethical and social implications of human genetic variation research. These samples were studied as part of the HapMap 3 Project. The NHGRI repository also houses the samples for the International 1000 Genomes Project. This Project is lightly sequencing genome-wide 2500 samples from 27 populations. This project aims to provide a detailed map of human genetic variation, including common and rare SNPs and structural variants. This map will allow more precise localization of genomic regions that contribute to health and disease. The 1000 Genomes Project includes many of the samples from the HapMap and extended set of HapMap samples, as well as samples being collected from additional populations. Currently, samples from five additional populations are available; the others will become available during 2011 and 2012. No identifying or phenotypic information is available for the samples. Donors gave broad consent for use of the samples, including for genotyping, sequencing, and cellular phenotype studies. Samples collected from other populations for the study of human genetic variation may be added to the collection in the future. The NHGRI Repository distributes high quality lymphoblastoid cell lines and DNA from the samples to researchers. DNA is provided in plates or panels of 70 to 100 samples or as individual samples. Cell cultures and DNA samples are distributed only to qualified professional persons who are associated with recognized research, medical, educational, or industrial organizations engaged in health-related research or health delivery.

Proper citation: NHGRI Sample Repository for Human Genetic Research (RRID:SCR_004528) Copy   

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http://mgc.nci.nih.gov/

NIH initiative project to provide full-length open reading frame (FL-ORF) clones for human, mouse, and rat genes, cow. MGC cDNA clones were obtained by screening of cDNA libraries, by transcript-specific RT-PCR cloning, and by DNA synthesis of cDNA inserts. All MGC sequences are deposited in GenBank and clones can be purchased from distributors of IMAGE consortium. With conclusion of MGC project in March 2009, GenBank records of MGC sequences will be frozen, without further updates. Since definition of what constitutes full-length coding region for some of genes and transcripts for which they have MGC clones will likely change in future, users planning to order MGC clones will need to monitor for these changes. Users can make use of genome browsers and gene-specific databases, such as the UCSC Genome browser, NCBI's Map Viewer, and Entrez Gene, to view relevant regions of genome (browsers) or gene-related information (Entrez Gene).

Proper citation: Mammalian Gene Collection (RRID:SCR_007024) Copy   

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http://www.hpacultures.org.uk/collections/ecacc.jsp

A cell culture collection to service the research community and provide an International Depository Authority recognized patent depository for Europe. The collections currently hold over 40,000 cell lines representing 45 different species, 50 tissue types, 300 HLA types, 450 monoclonal antibodies and at least 800 genetic disorders. ECACC has developed a comprehensive range of cell culture services and diversified into new product areas such as high quality genomic DNA extracted from cell lines. ECACC is one of the four collections which constitute the Health Protection Agency Culture Collections (HPA Culture Collections). Its products include: General Cell Collection, Hybridoma Collection, Primary Cells, Neuron Culture Kits, HepaRG Cells, GPCR Cell Lines, HLA-Typed Collection, Human Random Control Collection, Human Genetic Collection, and DNA Products. Its services include: Assay Ready Cells, Cell Culture Management Services, Contract Cell Culture, Cell Line Identity Verification, Genetic Support Services, Mycoplasma Testing and Eradication, Patent Deposits, Safe Deposits, Sterility Testing, and Training.

Proper citation: European Collection of Cell Cultures (RRID:SCR_010617) Copy   

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http://www.stemsave.com/

Stem Cell Banking stores non-embryonic stem cells from wisdom or baby teeth Dental Stem Cells are also known as DSC, DASC, DPSC, or SHED cells and are classified as a type of adult stem cells.

Proper citation: StemSave (RRID:SCR_010583) Copy   

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http://www.swanrepository.com/

The SWAN Repository is the biologic specimen bank of the Study of Women''s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). SWAN is a National Institutes of Health funded, multi-site, longitudinal study of the natural history of the midlife including the menopausal transition. The overall goal of SWAN is to describe the chronology of the biological and psychosocial characteristics that occur during midlife and the menopausal transition. In addition, SWAN is describing the effect of the transition and its associated characteristics on subsequent health and risk factors for age related chronic diseases. SWAN was designed to collect and analyze information on demographics, health and social characteristics, reproductive history, pre-existing illness, physical activity, and health practices of mid-life women in multi-ethnic, community-based samples; elucidate factors that differentiate symptomatic from asymptomatic women during the menopausal transition; identify and utilize appropriate markers of the aging of the ovarian-hypothalamo-pituitary axis and relate these markers to alterations in menstrual cycle characteristics as women approach and traverse the menopause; and explain factors that differentiate women most susceptible to long-term pathophysiological consequences of ovarian hormone deficiency from those who are protected. The biological specimen bank can also be linked by identification number (not by participant name) to data collected in the Core SWAN protocol. The specimen bank can also be linked with data from the Daily Hormone Study as well as menstrual calendars. Types of data include: epidemiological data, psychosocial data, physical measures, as well as data from assays (endocrine and cardiovascular information). SWAN has seven clinical study sites located in six states, two in California, and one each in Chicago, Boston, Detroit area, northern New Jersey and Pittsburgh. The SWAN cohort was recruited in 1996/7 and consists of 3302 African American, Caucasian, Chinese American, Hispanic and Japanese American women. Cohort members complete an annual clinic visit. The Core Repository includes over 1.8 million samples from the first 11 years of specimen collection. This includes samples from annual visits and samples from the Daily Hormone Sub-study (DHS). During an Annual visit, participants provide materials for up to 24-28 aliquots to be incorporated into the Repository. During a DHS visit, a participant provides 6 serum samples and between ~30-50 urine samples depending upon the length of her menstrual cycle. DHS participants (887) provide urine samples collected throughout one menstrual cycle each year. A typical DHS collection consists of a blood draw plus collection of 10 ml of urine daily throughout the month-long menstrual cycle, up to 50 days. DHS Repository samples consist of 6 serum samples and 30 5 ml urine samples. Specimen collection occurs from the time of menstrual bleed to the subsequent menstrual bleed or up to 50 days, whichever come first. The current DHS collection consists of more than 200,000 specimens stored in 5 ml vials. The SWAN DNA Repository currently contains extracted diluted DNA from 1538 SWAN participants. B-lymphocytes were transformed with Epstein Barr virus, and the resulting transformed b-cells aliquoted. Information about using these transformed cells for genomic or proteomic studies is available. DNA has been extracted from one aliquot (per woman) of the immortalized cells using the Puregene system. There was an average DNA yield of 217.0 mg/mL and a A260/A280 average ratio of 1.86. This DNA, in turn, has been aliquoted into 20ng/1 ml units for release by the DNA Repository. Samples are free of personal identifiers and collected under consents that allow a broad range of activities related to women''s health. All of these samples are available to researchers who wish to study the midlife and menopausal transition. Scientists who use these specimens can also request data collected during a participant''s annual visit including medical and health history, psychosocial measures, biological measures and anthropometry.

Proper citation: Study of Womens Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Repository (RRID:SCR_008810) Copy   

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http://www.coriell.org/research-services/biobanking/overview/

Dr. Lewis Coriell''s pioneering techniques for characterizing, freezing, and storing cell cultures in liquid nitrogen constitute one of the greatest contributions to modern human research. Today, the Coriell Biobank is regarded as the most diverse collection of cell lines and DNA available to the international research community. In addition to these high-quality biospecimens, Coriell also maintains tissue, plasma, serum, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid. Few organizations have the history of innovations in repository science that have been developed and implemented at Coriell. For nearly 60 years, Coriell has set the standard in biobanking services, including the experimental design, collection, processing, distribution, cryogenic preservation, and information management of human biomaterials used in research. By developing and maintaining biorepositories as national and international resources for the study of human diseases, aging, and neurological disease, Coriell is committed to providing the scientific community with well-characterized, cell cultures and DNA preparations, annotated with rich phenotypic data. The Coriell Biobank has allowed both Coriell scientists, and research investigators around the world, to advance research programs in genetics and cell biology. Since the first repository ����?����������?? a National Institutes of Health collection ����?����������?? was established at Coriell in 1964, hundreds of thousands of cell lines and DNA samples have been distributed to researchers in 64 countries; more than 7,000 peer-reviewed papers have been published citing almost 12,000 biospecimens from the Coriell Biobank. Coriell''s repositories provided support to the Human Genome Project, a worldwide program to map the entire human genome, and to the International HapMap Project, a project providing an efficient tool to identify disease-causing genes. Coriell offers almost 60 years of experience in the banking, cryopreservation, and fail-safe storage of cell lines, DNA, and other biomaterials. The renowned Coriell biobank is ISO9001:2008 certified. Our highly-trained technicians, supported by on-staff scientists with expertise with genomics, provide proficient, individualized care for your biospecimens. From specimen collection, processing, quality control, enterprise level data, and inventory management, through rapid retrieval of specimens and secure shipment, Coriell offers full-service biorepository services.

Proper citation: Coriell Biobank (RRID:SCR_010562) Copy   

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http://www.virginhealthbank.com/

Virgin Health Bank was developed to meet the needs of families in the UK who are considering banking their baby''s cord blood stem cells and want the support of an ethically motivated cord blood bank committed to delivering high quality service. We provide an HTA licensed state-of-the-art processing and storage service for parents who would like to store the stem cells from their newborn baby''s umbilical cord blood. * Uniquely we offer you a choice of cord blood banking services; your family can choose from our Family Banking service or our Community Banking service. * We empower UK families to make informed decisions about storing their baby''s cord blood stem cells by providing them with accurate and honest information and do not pressure them into buying our services. * Stem cells from our cord blood bank have been used for transplantation by Doctors in the UK''s National Health Service and we''re proud to operate under a license issued to us by the Human Tissue Authority. If you choose our Family Banking service or our Community Banking you will be informed once your baby''s stem cells have been safely collected, tested and stored. If you have chosen our Community Banking service then we will separate the unit into two elements. Your family''s portion of the unit will be treated in exactly the same way as those in our Family Banking service. It is your family''s and nothing will be done to it or with it without your express written permission. We will test the cells to determine the HLA type. Information on the element of the stem cell unit that you have chosen to donate to the community will be included on an international registry alongside those of others. The registry provides real hope to families and individuals afflicted with diseases where cord blood stems cells are approved for treatment. Doctors use this registry as a resource from which they can request donated cord blood for treatments. These are used in circumstances where a tissue typed, donated unit is required rather than the patient''s own. By contributing to the development of this international registry you maximize the availability of stem cells for the treatment of your family and others. By helping others you also help yourself by helping to develop a community stem cell bank from which your own family may benefit.

Proper citation: Virgin Health Bank (RRID:SCR_008719) Copy   

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http://www.stemcure.com/stemcure.php?page=tissue-banking

Stunning scientific discoveries have opened the possibilities for us to preserve our unaltered youth and healthy genome almost indefinitely. To do this, we propose to our clients to allow us to isolate and cryopreserve a small piece of tissue from their body in our unique tissue bank via a simple skin biopsy procedure. Our methods provide 100% assurance that the tissues we preserve will remain viable, healthy and young. We guarantee that these tissues will correspond to the age and physical status from the time when they were collected and can be preserved for many decades to come. In that way we strive to accomplish mankind''s most important dream ������?? to stop the hands of time and reduce the effects of aging. We will bring to a standstill the genetic program that is encoded in our cells that cause us to age and grow older. What is unique about this procedure, from a biological perspective, is that even as a person continues to live longer and get older, at the same time, part of his body remains invariably young. This well-preserved critical piece of tissue contains all the vitally important genetic material that harnesses the potential for invigorating one''s health. It will play an essential role in the rehabilitation and rejuvenation of human beings in the future. Recent studies have shown that certain parts of our skin are the most optimal material to be used for our program. For this purpose we utilize fibroblasts, the cells of the connective tissues located at the bottom side of our epidermis. In order to properly extract fibroblasts from our skin we have to perform a basic skin biopsy procedure. If you decide to participate in our program, StemCure will send to you the standard Tissue Collection Kit. This Kit contains detailed instructions for how your doctor should perform the biopsy procedure, as well as all the necessary components for the collection and transportation of a biopsy sample. StemCure will immediately start processing your biopsy samples once they arrive by overnight shipment to one of our laboratory facilities. We perform this very elaborate procedure because we understand perfectly well that our ultimate goal is not just the preservation of your tissue samples, but rather their subsequent utilization for the production of embryonic stem cells, which is the next stage of our program. Before subjecting the samples of your tissue to freezing, we will use the skin tissue to initiate the growth of the cell culture. After initial testing of the cell culture for viability and physiological activity, we will start its preparation for cyropreservation. StemCure will do everything in its power to ensure that the ������??Youth Genome������?? of our clients is safely protected and will remain a viable source for their healthy disease-free future.

Proper citation: StemCure Tissue Banking (RRID:SCR_010538) Copy   

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http://www.med.upenn.edu/molecular/core_culture.shtml

Core facility that maintains a centralized repository of cells and reagents pertinent to digestive, liver and pancreatic disease research. It also provides training for labs in new cell culture (2D and 3D) techniques.

Proper citation: University of Pennsylvania Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases Cell Culture Core (RRID:SCR_015621) Copy   

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http://livercenter.ucsf.edu/cell-biology-core

Core whose purpose is providing primary and immortalized liver cells for experimental use as well as other material such as human liver cells, primary hepatocytes, and immortalized cell lines.

Proper citation: UCSF Liver Center Cell Biology Core (RRID:SCR_015600) Copy   

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http://www.uchicagoddrcc.org/research-cores/integrated-translational-research-core

Core that serves as both a central repository for all the samples and data shared by the other cores and a catalyst for interdisciplinary research.

Proper citation: University of Chicago Digestive Diseases Research Core Center Integrated Translational Research Core (RRID:SCR_015606) Copy   

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http://www.mri-resource.kennedykrieger.org/

Biomedical technology research center that provides expertise for the design of quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) data acquisition and processing technologies that facilitate the biomedical research of a large community of clinicians and neuroscientists in Maryland and throughout the USA. These methods allow noninvasive assessment of changes in brain anatomy as well as in tissue metabolite levels, physiology, and brain functioning while the brain is changing size during early development and during neurodegeneration, i.e. the changing brain throughout the life span. The Kirby Center has 3 Tesla and 7 Tesla state of the art scanners equipped with parallel imaging (8, 16, and 32-channel receive coils) and multi-transmit capabilities. CIS has an IBM supercomputer that is part of a national supercomputing infrastructure. Resources fall into the following categories: * MRI facilities, image acquisition, and processing * Computing facilities and image analysis * Novel statistical methods for functional brain imaging * Translating laboratory discoveries to patient treatment

Proper citation: National Resource for Quantitative Functional MRI (RRID:SCR_006716) Copy   

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http://www.velos.com

A commercial software developer.

Proper citation: Velos (RRID:SCR_008408) Copy   

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http://www.uzh.ch/keyinst/loreta

Software application which computes cortical three-dimensional distribution of current density of the brain based on the scalp-recorded electric potential distribution. The exact low resolution brain electromagnetic tomography method has the property of exact localization to test point sources, yielding images of current density with exact localization, albeit with low spatial resolution. eLORETA has no localization bias even in the presence of structured noise. Deep structures, such as the anterior cingulate cortex and mesial temporal lobes, can be correctly localized with these methods.

Proper citation: exact Low Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (RRID:SCR_013830) Copy   

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https://med.stanford.edu/lucasmri.html

Biomedical technology research center that develops innovative technologies in five core research areas of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy (MRI/MRS): # image reconstruction, fast imaging and radiofrequency (RF) pulse design methods, # R hardware development, # body imaging methods, # neuroimaging methods. # MR spectroscopy methods. In each of these areas, they capitalize on the long-standing, successful partnership and extensive experience in Stanford's Radiology and Electrical Engineering departments to improve and expand imaging technology for use in basic research and clinical care, and to provide cutting edge opportunities to the extramural community for biomedical research with MRI. Over its more than 18 years of existence, CAMRT has been motivated by and has served a wide base of extramurally sponsored collaborators and service users from leading medical and research institutions. Examples of collaborative projects are the development of real-time functional MRI biofeedback methods for neuroscience and clinical applications such as pain remediation, development of methods to mitigate metal artifacts in musculoskeletal imaging, development of novel RF pulses for many applications, and studies of breast cancer with efficient MRS methods.

Proper citation: Richard M. Lucas Center for Imaging (RRID:SCR_001406) Copy   

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http://www.bioinfor.com/zoom/general/overview.html

Software to map the Illumina/Solexa reads of 15x coverage of a human genome to the reference human genome in one CPU-day, allowing two mismatches, at full sensitivity.

Proper citation: ZOOM (RRID:SCR_002175) Copy   

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http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/airc/southwestern-nmr-center/index.html

Biomedical technology research center that develops and applies new methods for analysis of metabolic networks in intact tissues, animals and human patients. The importance of understanding abnormal metabolism in common diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease has long been appreciated. Because of constraints in technology, however, much of this research has been conducted in isolated systems where clinical relevance may be uncertain. Progress in magnetic resonance technology provides a foundation for major advances towards new ways of imaging metabolism in patients. These new techniques offer the advantage of imaging biochemical pathways without radiation. The focus of this Resource is to bring these technologies to a level where clinical research is feasible through the development of new MR contrast agents, NMR spectroscopy at high fields, and imaging of hyperpolarized 13C.

Proper citation: Southwestern NMR Center for In Vivo Metabolism (RRID:SCR_001429) Copy   

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http://www.megimaging.com/

A software program for source imaging Magnetoencephalographic data. Now MEG tools has added Imaged Coherence mapping, Talairach and MNI coordinates, Grainger Causality. MEG Tools also includes MR-FOCUSS, ECD, Beamformers and many other useful MEG tools. This is a Matlab-based software module that is used to image MEG data onto a patient's MRI. This software imports all MEG manufacture's data (4D-Neuroimaging/BTi, CTF and Neuromag/Elekta).

Proper citation: MEG Tools (RRID:SCR_000661) Copy   

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http://www.omicsexpress.com/sva.php

Software package to annotate, visualize, and analyze the genetic variants identified through next-generation sequencing studies, including whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and exome sequencing studies. SVA aims to provide the research community with a user-friendly and efficient tool to analyze large amount of genetic variants, and to facilitate the identification of the genetic causes of human diseases and related traits.

Proper citation: SVA (RRID:SCR_002155) Copy   

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