National ALS Biorepository Samples
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Below are samples currently available from the National ALS Biorepository. This table will be updated quarterly and may change. If you have specific questions, please contact us at 1-855-874-6912. (Monday through Friday 8:30am to 5pm ET).
| In-home Sample Types Participants =982 |
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|---|---|
| DNA (2µg) | 907 |
| RNA (2µg) | 776 |
| Plasma (.5ml) | 883 |
| Serum (.5 ml) | 821 |
| Whole Blood – metals free (1.8 ml) | 811 |
| Red Blood Cells (1.0 ml) | 823 |
| Buffy Coat (1.0 ml) | 226 |
| PBMCs1 | 23 |
| Urine (1.8 ml) | 846 |
| Urine with Hg preservative (4.5 ml) | 467 |
| Hair | 157 |
| Nails | 268 |
| Postmortem Sample Types Participants =62 |
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|---|---|
| Brain | 39 |
| Spinal Cord | 39 |
| CSF2 | 39 |
| Bone | 39 |
| Muscle | 40 |
| Fibroblasts | 21 |
1 PBMCs – Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
2 CSF – Cerebrospinal fluid
* Updated as of 12/31/18
- Page last reviewed: April 10, 2017
- Page last updated: April 10, 2017
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