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http://www.progenygenetics.com/

Fully customizable, comprehensive genetic pedigree and clinical data management software including a multi-user relational database with an integrated pedigree drawing component to manage genetic and pedigree data in one database. Manage Pedigrees, Individuals, SNPs, STRs, Samples, Plates, Genotypes and exports to multiple analysis platforms. (entry from Genetic Analysis Software) * LIMS software, providing advanced sample tracking and management (including functionality to generate and record barcodes) and configurable workflows for your specific environment. * Full genotype management gives users the ability to track not only family-based studies, but Whole Genome Association studies containing 1000''s of samples with large arrays.

Proper citation: PROGENY (RRID:SCR_006647) Copy   

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http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/epilepsy_center/

The LSU Epilepsy Center of Excellence is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art, comprehensive epilepsy treatment, enhancing access to epilepsy education for patients and physicians, and promoting multidisciplinary epilepsy research in pharmacology, neuroelectrophysiology, neuroimaging, neurosurgery, neuropsychology, biomedical engineering and public health. The center''s team of professionals offers diagnostic and presurgical monitoring, the strategic use of antiepileptic medications, specialized epilepsy neuroimaging, vagus nerve stimulator implantation, ketogenic diet management, neuropsychological testing, psychiatric support and epilepsy surgery for adults and children. The Center also hosts several clinical research trials each year for investigational medications and devices. The following are the treatment methods currently available at this center: - Epilepsy Brain Implants - Responsive Neurostimulator (RNS) - Medications - Medication blood level monitoring - Vagus Nerve Stimulators (VNS) - Epilepsy Surgery - Ketogenic Diet - Psychiatric Services - Radiosurgery Epilepsy Center Sections: *Electrophysiology *Neuroimaging *Neuropsychology *Neuroscience *Neurosurgery *Pharmacology *Psychiatry *Research

Proper citation: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center: Epilepsy Center (RRID:SCR_006519) Copy   

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http://www.cdc.gov/osels/lspppo/Genetic_Testing_Quality_Practices/Nex-StoCT.html

National workgroup to define platform-independent approaches for establishing technical process elements of a quality management system (QMS) to assure the analytical validity and compliance of next-generation sequencing (NGS) tests with existing regulatory and professional quality standards. The workgroup identified and addressed gaps in quality practices that could compromise the quality of both clinical laboratory services and translational efforts needed to advance the implementation and utility of NGS in clinical settings. The workgroup was composed of experts with knowledge of and experience with NGS and included clinical laboratory directors, clinicians, platform and software developers and informaticians, as well as individuals actively engaged in NGS guideline development from accreditation bodies and professional organizations. Representatives from US government agencies also participated. These guidelines address four topics that are components of quality management in a clinical environment: (i) test validation, (ii) quality control (QC) procedures to assure and maintain accurate test results, (iii) the independent assessment of test performance through proficiency testing (PT) or alternative approaches and (iv) reference materials (RMs). Discussions were limited to the analytic and informatics processes required for accurate variant calling. The workgroup did not address how variants are prioritized, interpreted or reported.

Proper citation: Nex-StoCT (RRID:SCR_006777) Copy   

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http://btris.nih.gov

Provides NIH clinical investigators with access to identifiable data for the subjects on their own active protocols, while providing all NIH investigators with access to de-identified data across all protocols. BTRIS provides users with advanced search, filtering, and aggregation methods to create data sets to support ongoing studies and stimulate ideas for new research. BTRIS is two distinct but interrelated applications, BTRIS Data Access and BTRIS Preferences. * BTRIS Data Access is the data repository where principal investigators or their designee create reports on their active protocols with identified subject data. Reports include the IRB Inclusion Enrollment Report, demographics, patient lists, laboratory and microbiology results, vital signs, medication orders and administration, diagnoses, and radiology reports (with links to images in the CC PACS system). * BTRIS Preferences is a Web based application that allows principal investigators or their designees to verify subject enrollment in their protocol(s). This ensures that reports created in BTRIS Data Access include all subjects. It also allows the principal investigator to designate an alternate investigator from the protocol to manage subject enrollment and create reports in BTRIS Data Access. BTRIS contains subject data from CRIS/MIS (the Clinical Center Medical Information Systems) and research data from NIAID (Crimson), NIAAA, and NCI. Data are available from 1976 to the present.

Proper citation: BTRIS: NIH Biomedical Translational Research Information System (RRID:SCR_006838) Copy   

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http://archives.niddk.nih.gov/patient/aask/aask.aspx

Clinical trial investigating whether a specific class of antihypertensive drugs (beta-adrenergic blockers, calcium channel blockers, or angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors) and/or the level of blood pressure would influence progression of hypertensive kidney disease in African Americans. The initiative consisting of 21 clinical centers and a data-coordinating center is followed by a Continuation of AASK Cohort Study to investigate the environmental, socio-economic, genetic, physiologic, and other co-morbid factors that influence progression of kidney disease in a well-characterized cohort of African Americans with hypertensive kidney disease. Only patients who were previously in the randomized trial are eligible for the cohort study. A significant discovery was made in the treatment strategy for slowing kidney disease caused by hypertension. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, compared with calcium channel blockers, were found to slow kidney disease progression by 36 percent, and they drastically reduced the risk of kidney failure by 48 percent in patients who had at least one gram of protein in the urine, a sign of kidney failure. ACE inhibitors have been the preferred treatment for hypertension caused by diabetes since 1994; however, calcium channel blockers have been particularly effective in controlling blood pressure in African Americans. The AASK study now recommends ACE inhibitors to protect the kidneys from the damaging effects of hypertension. The Continuation of AASK Cohort Study will be followed at the clinical centers. The patients will be provided with the usual clinical care given to all such patients at the respective centers. Baseline demographic information, selected laboratory tests, and other studies are being obtained at the initiation of the Continuation Study. The patients will be seen quarterly at the centers, and some selected studies done at these visits. Samples will be obtained and stored for additional studies and analyses at a later date.

Proper citation: AASK Clinical Trial and Cohort Study (RRID:SCR_006985) Copy   

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http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh.htm

NSDUH is the primary source of statistical information on the use of illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco by the U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 or older. Conducted by the Federal Government since 1971, the survey collects data through face-to-face interviews with a representative sample of the population at the respondent''s place of residence. Correlates in OAS reports include the following: age, gender, pregnancy status, race / ethnicity, education, employment, geographic area, frequency of use, and association with alcohol, tobacco, & illegal drug use. NSDUH collects information from residents of households and noninstitutional group quarters (e.g., shelters, rooming houses, dormitories) and from civilians living on military bases. The survey excludes homeless persons who do not use shelters, military personnel on active duty, and residents of institutional group quarters, such as jails and hospitals. Most of the questions are administered with audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI). ACASI is designed to provide the respondent with a highly private and confidential mode for responding to questions in order to increase the level of honest reporting of illicit drug use and other sensitive behaviors. Less sensitive items are administered by interviewers using computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI). The 2010 NSDUH employed a State-based design with an independent, multistage area probability sample within each State and the District of Columbia. The eight States with the largest population (which together account for about half of the total U.S. population aged 12 or older) were designated as large sample States (California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas) and had a sample size of about 3,600 each. For the remaining 42 States and the District of Columbia, the sample size was about 900 per State. The design oversampled youths and young adults; each State''s sample was approximately equally distributed among three age groups: 12 to 17 years, 18 to 25 years, and 26 years or older.

Proper citation: National Survey on Drug Use and Health (RRID:SCR_007031) Copy   

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https://med.inria.fr/

Software tool as multi platform medical image processing and visualization software. Functionalities include 2D/3D/4D image visualization, image registration, diffusion MR processing and tractography, filtering.

Proper citation: medInria (RRID:SCR_001462) Copy   

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https://repository.niddk.nih.gov/network/110

Network that brings together clinical centers with expertise in caring for patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection to conduct research in order to better understand the physiological effects of the disease and develop effective treatment strategies with the currently available therapies. The web site is designed to inform the public of the research activities conducted by the Hepatitis B Research Network. It is also a portal to support communications for their researchers and participants in their studies. The Hepatitis B Research Network is currently seeking patients for a multi-center prospective study of the natural history of chronic hepatitis B. Within the next few months treatment trials for various patients with chronic hepatitis B will also begin enrolling patients. Details of the entry criteria for these studies can be obtained from the clinical centers outlined on the website's map.

Proper citation: Hepatitis B Research Network (RRID:SCR_001531) Copy   

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http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/

Training materials including Web edition modules of the neuroanatomy coursebooks used by first-year medical students at the University of Wisconsin Medical School (UWMS), videos, and images. Topics include spinal cord, brain stem, Cerebellum, Thalamus, Cranial Nerves and National Board Review practice questions.

Proper citation: UW-Madison Neuroscience Resources (RRID:SCR_001649) Copy   

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http://bioinformatics.aecom.yu.edu/index.htm

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 6, 2023. Primary informatics resource for joint research efforts of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center to facilitate the study and understanding of biological processes, clinical disorders, pathologic abnormalities, and the relationships among them, using a wide variety of informatics techniques, applications, and user training. Their services include: * Collaboration on research design to enable effective data management throughout all phases of a project * Provision of management capability for large volumes of data generated by microarrays and related technologies * Provision and supports a software toolchest for data capture, retrieval, and analysis * Design and implementation of custom interfaces to incorporate existing or separately designed databases into the central data management architecture * Support for data management for the Biorepository, to enhance specimen storage, identification, and linkage with clinical data * Ensuring conformity of data elements and structures to national standards via participation in standards organizations, facilitating intramural and extramural collaboration * Providing individualized support to end-users with bioinformatics training needs * Serving as a bioinformatics liaison to other research institutes and organizations * Providing data management support for clinical research * Providing a common, secure repository for clinical, experimental, and biosample storage data

Proper citation: Einstein-Montefiore ICTR Research Informatics Core (RRID:SCR_003451) Copy   

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http://www.bioeden.com/

International private stem cell storage bank to collect, assess and cryogenically store living tooth cells from deciduous baby teeth. Tooth cell banking is a safe, natural and completely noninvasive method of collecting and preserving valuable stem cells which could hold the key to your child's health. Simply enroll, send us your child's tooth when it falls out, and they'll do the rest. Stem cell treatment to repair or replace damaged tissues or organs is the cornerstone of future medical science. Children's milk teeth, (baby teeth) have been identified as a rich source of these stem cells and have the potential to treat some of the worst illnesses and diseases facing people today. Stem cells from teeth (mesenchymal stem cells) are different from those found in cord blood (hematopoietic stem cells). Cord blood cells can be used to treat blood disorders such as leukemia, but stem cells from teeth are different. Stem cells from teeth can be used to grow a range of tissues including bone, nerve, fat, muscle and cartilage and may one day be used to grow entire organs. It is widely believed that stem cells will be used to treat a wide variety of diseases and injuries within the next decade. Their UK facility is regulated by the Human Tissue Authority (HTA), and they hold a full license. They are also registered with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US. BioEDEN, Ltd is ISO 9001:2008 accredited by the British Assessment Bureau. When you enroll for the BioEDEN service, you will be offered the opportunity to consent to donate any excess cells. BioEDEN will provide these cells to leading academic and clinical research centers to help further the progression of this technology to useful clinical applications. BioEDEN will only provide cells to researchers that have full ethical approval for their research and will be guided by our Advisory team as to the most appropriate research to support. The cells will be donated in accordance with strict regulatory guidelines and anonymity of the donor will be strictly assured at all times. Donation of cells is an entirely opt in service. If you choose not to give consent to donate, BioEDEN will simply store the cells for your child.

Proper citation: BioEden Tooth Cell Bank (RRID:SCR_000507) Copy   

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http://ccb.loni.usc.edu/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on August 31, 2022. Center focused on the development of computational biological atlases of different populations, subjects, modalities, and spatio-temporal scales with 3 types of resources: (1) Stand-alone computational software tools (image and volume processing, analysis, visualization, graphical workflow environments). (2) Infrastructure Resources (Databases, computational Grid, services). (3) Web-services (web-accessible resources for processing, validation and exploration of multimodal/multichannel data including clinical data, imaging data, genetics data and phenotypic data). The CCB develops novel mathematical, computational, and engineering approaches to map biological form and function in health and disease. CCB computational tools integrate neuroimaging, genetic, clinical, and other relevant data to enable the detailed exploration of distinct spatial and temporal biological characteristics. Generalizable mathematical approaches are developed and deployed using Grid computing to create practical biological atlases that describe spatiotemporal change in biological systems. The efforts of CCB make possible discovery-oriented science and the accumulation of new biological knowledge. The Center has been divided into cores organized as follows: - Core 1 is focused on mathematical and computational research. Core 2 is involved in the development of tools to be used by Core 3. Core 3 is composed of the driving biological projects; Mapping Genomic Function, Mapping Biological Structure, and Mapping Brain Phenotype. - Cores 4 - 7 provide the infrastructure for joint structure within the Center as well as the development of new approaches and procedures to augment the research and development of Cores 1-3. These cores are: (4)Infrastructure and Resources, (5) Education and Training, (6) Dissemination, and (7) Administration and Management. The main focus of the CCB is on the brain, and specifically on neuroimaging. This area has a long tradition of sophisticated mathematical and computational techniques. Nevertheless, new developments in related areas of mathematics and computational science have emerged in recent years, some from related application areas such as Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, and Image Processing, as well as from Computational Mathematics and the Computational Sciences. We are confident that many of these ideas can be applied beneficially to neuroimaging.

Proper citation: Center for Computational Biology at UCLA (RRID:SCR_000334) Copy   

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http://www.idibell.cat/en

A research center focused on cellular medicine, where the basic research focuses and works on relevant clinical matters and fosters economic development. The center manages the research of the Bellvitge University Hospital, the Institut Catal�� d''Oncologia (Catalan Institute of Oncology) and the University of Barcelona. It is one of the first five Spanish research centers accredited as health research institute by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Health Institute Carlos III).

Proper citation: Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (RRID:SCR_003917) Copy   

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http://emsci.org/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 6, 2023. A clinical spinal cord injury network that provides a database of clinical assessment data from spinal cord injured patients. The EMSCI assessment scheme currently consists of the so called core sets: neurological (ISNCSCI), functional (10MWT, 6MWT, TUG, WISCI2) measurements and independence measures (SCIM3). Additional assessments are: neurophysiology (MEP, SSEP, NCV), pain, hand function and an urodynamics.

Proper citation: European Multicenter Study about Spinal Cord Injury (RRID:SCR_003720) Copy   

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http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/

Center dedicated to understanding and treatment of neurological diseases by creating and using imaging methods to study human nervous system. Dedicated to research imaging of human brain. Brain structure is imaged using anatomical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (aMRI) while brain physiology is imaged using Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS), functional MRI (fMRI) and magnetoencephalography (MEG). BIC maintains linkages with clinical, clinical research and basic research communities within Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University and has collaborations across Quebec, Canada, USA and internationally.

Proper citation: McConnell Brain Imaging Center (RRID:SCR_008364) Copy   

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http://www.swanrepository.com/

The SWAN Repository is the biologic specimen bank of the Study of Women''s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). SWAN is a National Institutes of Health funded, multi-site, longitudinal study of the natural history of the midlife including the menopausal transition. The overall goal of SWAN is to describe the chronology of the biological and psychosocial characteristics that occur during midlife and the menopausal transition. In addition, SWAN is describing the effect of the transition and its associated characteristics on subsequent health and risk factors for age related chronic diseases. SWAN was designed to collect and analyze information on demographics, health and social characteristics, reproductive history, pre-existing illness, physical activity, and health practices of mid-life women in multi-ethnic, community-based samples; elucidate factors that differentiate symptomatic from asymptomatic women during the menopausal transition; identify and utilize appropriate markers of the aging of the ovarian-hypothalamo-pituitary axis and relate these markers to alterations in menstrual cycle characteristics as women approach and traverse the menopause; and explain factors that differentiate women most susceptible to long-term pathophysiological consequences of ovarian hormone deficiency from those who are protected. The biological specimen bank can also be linked by identification number (not by participant name) to data collected in the Core SWAN protocol. The specimen bank can also be linked with data from the Daily Hormone Study as well as menstrual calendars. Types of data include: epidemiological data, psychosocial data, physical measures, as well as data from assays (endocrine and cardiovascular information). SWAN has seven clinical study sites located in six states, two in California, and one each in Chicago, Boston, Detroit area, northern New Jersey and Pittsburgh. The SWAN cohort was recruited in 1996/7 and consists of 3302 African American, Caucasian, Chinese American, Hispanic and Japanese American women. Cohort members complete an annual clinic visit. The Core Repository includes over 1.8 million samples from the first 11 years of specimen collection. This includes samples from annual visits and samples from the Daily Hormone Sub-study (DHS). During an Annual visit, participants provide materials for up to 24-28 aliquots to be incorporated into the Repository. During a DHS visit, a participant provides 6 serum samples and between ~30-50 urine samples depending upon the length of her menstrual cycle. DHS participants (887) provide urine samples collected throughout one menstrual cycle each year. A typical DHS collection consists of a blood draw plus collection of 10 ml of urine daily throughout the month-long menstrual cycle, up to 50 days. DHS Repository samples consist of 6 serum samples and 30 5 ml urine samples. Specimen collection occurs from the time of menstrual bleed to the subsequent menstrual bleed or up to 50 days, whichever come first. The current DHS collection consists of more than 200,000 specimens stored in 5 ml vials. The SWAN DNA Repository currently contains extracted diluted DNA from 1538 SWAN participants. B-lymphocytes were transformed with Epstein Barr virus, and the resulting transformed b-cells aliquoted. Information about using these transformed cells for genomic or proteomic studies is available. DNA has been extracted from one aliquot (per woman) of the immortalized cells using the Puregene system. There was an average DNA yield of 217.0 mg/mL and a A260/A280 average ratio of 1.86. This DNA, in turn, has been aliquoted into 20ng/1 ml units for release by the DNA Repository. Samples are free of personal identifiers and collected under consents that allow a broad range of activities related to women''s health. All of these samples are available to researchers who wish to study the midlife and menopausal transition. Scientists who use these specimens can also request data collected during a participant''s annual visit including medical and health history, psychosocial measures, biological measures and anthropometry.

Proper citation: Study of Womens Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Repository (RRID:SCR_008810) Copy   

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http://www.gtec.at/Products/Software/g.BSanalyze-Specs-Features

An interactive environment for multimodal biosignal data processing and analysis in the fields of clinical research and life sciences. It is the most comprehensive package to analyze non-invasive and invasive brain-, heart- and muscle-functions and dysfunctions. It includes many functions such as support vector machines, event-related ECG, support for P300 and SSVEP/SSSEP BCIs, zero class detection for BCIs, compressed spectral array, minimum energy, and more! g.BSanalyze consists of a base version for data import, visualization, transformation and pre-processing and has several dedicated toolboxes. The package comes with many sample biosignal data-sets, including P300, SSVEP, motor imagery, CSP BCIs, Tilt-Table, EPs, multi-unit activity, CFM, and ERD/ERS.

Proper citation: g.BSanalyze (RRID:SCR_009625) Copy   

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http://psychiatry.ucsd.edu/index.html

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego is one of the most innovative and productive academic departments of psychiatry in the country. The guiding principle in this development has been that the educational and research programs of a psychiatry department must be at the cutting edge and encompass and integrate the most current innovations in the field with those approaches from the past which have proven to be valid and effective. The department has a strong commitment to the dynamic understanding of an individual's current social context and feelings, and past behaviors and experiences. We believe we have created one of the best available integrations of the biopsychosocial approaches to understanding normal and abnormal human behavior. By design, a rich diversity of scientific and clinical strategies are represented within the department, but the core organizing ethic of our educational and training programs is a profound commitment to our patients well being. It is the department's conviction that clinical psychiatry can only be learned in the context of meaningful interaction and contact with patients. The Residency Training Program is developmental in nature, appropriately challenging the residents at each level as they move from intensively supervised beginners to autonomous, confident, skilled clinicians and colleagues at graduation. The training occurs within the department's ambiance of collegiality, enthusiasm, openness of communication, intellectual and scientific rigor, and spirit of inquiry, which characterize our highly productive and energetic faculty. The UCSD faculty represent a virtual who's who of world-class basic and clinical scientists and clinicians, all of whom are available and participate in our residents training and experiences. The tradition at UCSD, both on the general campus and within the School of Medicine, is that of academic excellence. The department shares in this tradition and expects it from its faculty, trainees, and students. The goal of the residency program is to develop highly competent psychiatric physicians and leaders who are comprehensively trained in the most up-to-date diagnostic and treatment techniques which have proven effective for the full spectrum of mental disorders.

Proper citation: University of California at San Diego Department of Psychiatry (RRID:SCR_001931) Copy   

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http://hivdb.stanford.edu/

The Stanford University HIV Drug Resistance Database is a curated public database designed to represent, store, and analyze the different forms of data underlying HIVs drug resistance. HIVDB has three main types of content: (1) Database queries and references, (2) Interactive programs, and (3) Educational resources. Database queries are designed primarily for researchers studying HIV drug resistance. The interactive programs and educational resources are designed for both researchers and those wishing to learn more about HIV drug resistance. 1.DATABASE QUERY AND REFERENCE PAGES Genotype-Treatment Correlations This Genotype-Treatment section of the database links to 15 interactive query pages that explore the relationship between treatment with HIV-1 antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and mutations in HIV reverse transcriptase (RT), protease, and integrase. There are five types of interactive query pages: Treatment Profiles (Protease and RT inhibitors) Mutation Profiles (Protease and RT mutations) Detailed Treatment Queries (Protease, RT, and integrase inhibitors) Detailed Mutation Queries (Protease, RT, and integrase mutations) Mutation Prevalence According to Subtype and Treatment Genotype-Phenotype Correlations The main page of the Genotype-Phenotype Correlations section links to four interactive query pages: three dynamically updated data summaries and one regularly updated downloadable dataset. Drug Resistance Positions Query for levels of resistance associated with known drug resistance mutations Detailed Phenotype Queries Queries for levels of resistance associated with individual mutations or mutation combinations at all positions of protease, RT, and integrase Patterns of Drug Resistance Mutations Downloadable Reference Dataset Genotype-Clinical Correlations This part of the database has two main sections: Clinical Trials Datasets Summaries of Clinical Studies References This part of the database has two main sections: one with summaries of the data from each of the references in HIVDB and one in which every primate immunodeficiency virus sequence in GenBank is annotated according to its presence or absence in HIVDB. Studies in HIVDB GenBank <=> HIVDB New Submissions Approximately every three months, the New Submissions section lists the studies that have been entered into HIVDB. The study title links to the introductory page of the study in the References section. Database Statistics (http://hivdb.stanford.edu/pages/HIVdbStatistics.html) 2. INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS HIVDB has seven main interactive programs. 1. HIVdb Program Mutation List Analysis Sequence Analysis HIVdb Output Sierra Web Service Release Notes Algorithm Specification Interface (ASI) 2. HIValg Program 3. HIVseq Program 4. Calibrated Population Resistance (CPR) tool 5. Mutation ARV Evidence Listing (MARVEL) 6. ART-AiDE 7. Rega HIV-1 Subtyping tool Three programs in the HIV Drug Resistance Database share a common code base: HIVseq, HIVdb, and HIValg. HIVseq accepts user-submitted protease, RT, and integrase sequences, compares them to the consensus subtype B reference sequence, and uses the differences as query parameters for interrogating the HIV Drug Resistance database (Shafer, D Jung, & B Betts, Nat Med 2000; Rhee SY et al. AIDS 2006). The query result provides users with the prevalence of protease, RT and integrase mutations according to subtype and PI, nucleoside RT inhibitor (NRTI), non-nucleoside RT inhibitor (NNRTI), and integrase inhibitor (INI) exposure. This allows users to detect unusual sequence results immediately so that the person doing the sequencing can check the primary sequence output while it is still on the desktop. In addition, unexpected associations between sequences or isolates can be discovered by immediately retrieving data on isolates sharing one or more mutations with the sequence. There are three ways in which the HIVdb program can be used: (i) entering a list of protease and RT mutations, (ii) entering a complete sequence containing protease, RT, and/or integrase, and (iii) using a Web Service. HIVdb is an expert system that accepts user-submitted HIV-1 pol sequences and returns inferred levels of resistance to 20 FDA-approved ARV drugs including 8 PIs, 7 NRTIs, 4 NNRTIs, and - with this update - one INI. In the HIVdb system, each HIV-1 drug resistance mutation is assigned a drug penalty score and a comment; the total score for a drug is derived by adding the scores of each mutation associated with resistance to that drug. Using the total drug score, the program reports one of the following levels of inferred drug resistance: susceptible, potential low-level resistance, low-level resistance, intermediate resistance, and high-level resistance. HIValg is designed for users interested in comparing the results of different algorithms or who are interested in comparing and evaluating existing and newly developed algorithms. The ability to develop new algorithms that can be run on the HIV Drug Resistance Database depends on the Algorithm Specific Interface (ASI) compiler (Shafer & Betts JCM 2003). Submission of Sequences and Mutations For each of the three programs, sequences can be entered using either the Sequence Analysis Form or the Mutation List form. 3. EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES HIVDB contains several regularly updated sections summarizing data linking RT, protease, and integrase mutations and antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). These sections include (i) tabular summaries of the major mutations associated with each ARV class, (ii) detailed summaries of the major, minor, and accessory mutations associated with each ARV, (iii) the comments used by the HIVdb program, (iv) the scores used by the HIVdb program, (v) clinical studies in which baseline drug resistance mutations have been correlated with the virological response (clinical outcome) to a specific ARV, (vi) mutations that can be used for drug resistance surveillance, and (vii) a two-page PDF handout. 1. Drug Resistance Summaries Tabular Drug Resistance Summaries by ARV Class Detailed Drug Resistance Summaries by ARV Drug Resistance Mutation Comments Used by the HIVdb Program Drug Resistance Mutation Scores Used by the HIVdb Program Genotype-Clinical Outcome Correlation Studies 2. Surveillance Drug-Resistance Mutation List Section 3. PDF Handout Grant Support 1. National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, NIH): Online HIV Drug Resistance Database (PI: Robert W. Shafer, MD, 1R01AI68581-01A1), 04/01/06 - 3/31/11 2. National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, NIH) supplement to the grant Identification of Multidrug-Resistant HIV-1 Isolates (PI: Robert W. Shafer, MD, AI46148-01): Supplement provided 1999-2005. 3. NIH/NIGMS Program Project on AIDS Structural Biology Program Project: Targeting Ensembles of Drug Resistant Protease Variants (PI: Celia Schiffer, PhD, University of Massachusetts): 2002-2007 4. University-wide AIDS Research Program (CR03-ST-524). Community collaborative award: Optimizing Clinical HIV Genotypic Resistance Interpretation: Principal Investigators: Robert W. Shafer, MD and W. Jeffrey Fessel MD (Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program): 2004-2005 5. Stanford University Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiative: HIV Gene Sequence Analysis for Drug Resistance Studies: A Pharmacogenetic Challenge Principal Investigators: Robert W. Shafer, MD and Daphne Koller, Ph.D. (Computer Science): 2000-2002

Proper citation: Stanford University HIV Drug Resistance Database (RRID:SCR_006631) Copy   

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http://www.research.va.gov/programs/tissue_banking/als/

A human tissue bank that collects, processes, stores and gives out research specimens for future scientific studies. Presently, the VABBB is obtaining neurologic tissue specimens from Veterans who suffer from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other illnesses that affect Veterans, along with relevant clinical data, essential for research. Currently, neither the cause nor prevention of ALS is known. Medical researchers are currently examining environmental, toxic, genetic, traumatic, medical, and occupational influences as possible contributors to the development and progression of ALS. Veterans have a higher risk of developing ALS compared with non-Veterans; however, the reasons for this higher risk are currently unknown. Any Veteran with ALS in the U.S. may enroll in the VABBB.

Proper citation: VA Biorepository Brain Bank (RRID:SCR_006546) Copy   

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