Biobank For MS And Other Demyelinating Diseases



Status:Active, not recruiting
Conditions:Infectious Disease, Neurology, Ocular, Multiple Sclerosis
Therapuetic Areas:Immunology / Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Other
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any
Updated:1/19/2018
Start Date:May 2006

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Large-scale, Multi-disciplinary Sample and Data Repository for Multiple Sclerosis and Related Demyelinating Diseases

To establish a large, longitudinal collection of high quality samples and data from subjects
with MS, selected other demyelinating diseases (Transverse Myelitis (TM), Neuromyelitis
Optica (NMO) or Devic's, Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM), and Optic Neuritis
(ON)), and related and unrelated unaffected controls. Samples and data will be available as a
shared resource to scientists researching the causes, sub-types, and biomarkers of MS and
related demyelinating diseases.


Inclusion Criteria:

- age 18+ able to give informed consent or individuals younger than 18 with parental
permission and able to give assent

- willing to provide up to 110 ml (50 ml for < 18 years old) of blood via venipuncture

- experienced at least one CNS demyelinating event characteristic of MS, TM, NMO, ADEM,
or ON

Exclusion Criteria:

- history of blood borne pathogens

- allogeneic bone marrow transplant

- clinical or radiological evidence of stroke, meningitis, or other well characterized
diseases of the nervous system (with the exception of MS, TM, NMO, ADEM, or ON).

- weight less than 37 pounds
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5323 Harry Hines Blvd
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Stanford, California 94305
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