complex genetic disorders solicitation

[jeanne beck]

NEW INITIATIVE
COMPLEX DISORDERS COLLECTION
    The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Human Genetic 
Mutant Cell Repository is requesting submission of blood or lymphoblastoid cell 
cultures from probands with well-documented phenotypes representing a variety 
of familial complex genetic disorders. In addition to familial cancers, such as 
breast, prostate, colon, pancreatic, and melanoma, other complex disorders 
currently being sought include multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Parkinsonism, 
hypertension,  atherosclerosis, long QT syndrome, osteoporosis, asthma, 
rheumatoid arthritis, nonsyndromic hearing loss, neural tube defects, 
congenital heart disease, cleft lip and palate, fetal alcohol syndrome, morbid 
obesity, psoriasis, glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataracts, migraine, lupus 
erythematosus, Crohn disease and other inflammatory bowel disease, autism, 
dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, and Tourette syndrome. To arrange for 
submission of specimens, please contact:
    NIGMS Human Genetic Mutant Cell Repository
    Coriell Cell Repositories
    401 Haddon Avenue
    Camden, New Jersey 08103
Telephone:  (800)-752-3805 within the United States and
            (609)-757-4848 from other countries
Fax:        (609)-757-9737
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Jeanne C. Beck
Coriell Cell Repositories
Coriell Institute for Medical Research
401 Haddon Avenue
Camden, New Jersey 08103
Telephone:  609-757-4847
Fax:        609-757-9737
e-mail:     jbeck at umdnj.edu