Bioserve Global BioRepository

Sponsoring organization 

Bioserve

Repository website 

http://www.bioserve.com/human-samples/global-biorepository-overview.cfm

Primary contact

Bioserve

9000 Virginia Manor Road

Suite 207

Beltsville, MD 20705 USA

Toll Free 1-800-405-3DNA (3362)

Tel 1-301-470-3362

Fax 1-301-470-2333

Rob Fannon, MPH, MBA

Email: rfannon@bioserve.com

Direct 1-301-470-3362 ext 205

9000 Virginia Manor Rd., Suite 207

Beltsville, MD 20705 USA

Sample types available

For MS patients:

914 serum

675 DNA

Sample-processing information

Please contact for specific procedures.

Data available for each sample

Comprehensive, deidentified, covariate data such as age, gender, diet, body mass index, and race in addition to complete diagnostic and treatment history.

Pathology report, hematoxylin and eosin stain slides, and a complete set of phenotypic data.

Access to additional samples and longitudinal data are available for some custom programs.

Quantity of available samples

1181 multiple sclerosis patients.

Who can request samples

Any researcher within academia, industry, or government worldwide.

Cost

Not specified, but this is a commercial biorepository. Please contact for specific transaction fee schedule, which varies by specimen type.

How to request samples

After identifying the samples you need, submit a "sample request" (available from the Bioserve website), and a BioServe representative will provide a quote.  

Requirements associated with sample use

Simple material transfer agreement.

Ongoing sample collection?

No – but Bioserve is capable of performing prospective collections.

Sample Publications

No publications pertaining to MS or related disorders listed as of March 26, 2012.