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Handbook of Human Tissue Sources
A National Resource of Human Tissue Samples
To date, no central database captures information about stored tissue samples. This handbook serves as a national resource, to bring together for the first time, in a single document, information about tissue storage in the United States. It provides information about several aspects of stored tissue samples, such as how many samples exist in the United States, where they are, who has access to them, and for what purposes they are used. A conservative estimate from the tissue collections described in this book is that more than 307 million specimens from more than 178 million cases are stored in the United States, accumulating at a rate of more than 20 million per year. This handbook will be a valuable resource for researchers who require tissue samples for studies in genetics, cancer, immunology, physiology, and cell biology, among many other disciplines. In addition, it should be useful to policymakers, physicians, and other professionals in fields related to health care.
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Pages: 256
ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-2766-2
Contents
Preface PDF
Figures PDF
Tables PDF
Summary PDF
Acknowledgments PDF
Abbreviations PDF
Chapter One:
Introduction PDF
Chapter Two:
Methods PDF
Chapter Three:
Large Tissue Banks, Repositories, and Core Facilities PDF
Chapter Four:
Tumor Registries PDF
Chapter Five:
Tissue Collections Created from Longitudinal and Individual Research Studies PDF
Chapter Six:
Pathology Specimens PDF
Chapter Seven:
State Screening Laboratories and Forensic Dna Banks PDF
Chapter Eight:
Cryopreservation Facilities/Storage Banks PDF
Chapter Nine:
Organ Banks/Blood Banks PDF
Chapter Ten:
Conclusions PDF
Appendix A:
Quantity of Stored Tissue Samples in the United States PDF
Appendix B:
Overall Summary of Stored Tissue Samples in the United States PDF
Appendix C:
Summary of Tissue Banks/Repositories by Tissue Type PDF
Appendix D:
Alphabetical Listing of Tissue Banks/Repositories and Contacts PDF
Appendix E:
Alphabetical Listing by State of Tissue Banks Described in Chapter Three PDF
Appendix F:
Tumor Registries by State PDF
Appendix G:
Alphabetical Listing by State of Longitudinal Studies and Research Projects That Simultaneously Create Tissue Banks PDF
Appendix H:
Transplant Organ and Tissue Banks by State PDF
Chapter I:
Cryopreservation Storage Facilities and Fertility Clinics by State PDF
Appendix J:
Stored Tissue Sample Web Sites PDF
References PDF
Index PDF
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