NICHD BRAIN AND TISSUE BANK FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
CENTRAL OFFICE: University of Maryland
COLLABORATIVE SITE: University of Miami
email: btbumab@umaryland.edu phone: 1-800-847-1539

CASE IDENTIFICATION CODE UMB#67
DISORDER: Anencephaly
GESTATIONAL AGE: 21 weeks
SEX: Female
RACE: Caucasian
POST MORTEM INTERVAL: 5 hour(s)
KARYOTYPE AVAILABLE? Yes FINDINGS: 46,XX
HIV STATUS: Negative HBSAG STATUS: Negative
LENGTH OF TIME IN STORAGE AS OF NOVEMBER 2008: 5918 days

AVAILABLE TISSUE

....FIXED....

BRAIN (Protocol Method 1)

(not available)

OTHER ORGAN SYSTEMS

(not available)

....FROZEN....

BRAIN (Protocol Method 1)

CEREBRUM- Hemi Coronal Section(1)

OTHER ORGAN SYSTEMS

CARDIOVASCULAR- (Aorta, Heart), ENDOCRINE- (Adrenal), GASTROINTESTINAL- (Colon ascending, Colon descending, Gallbladder, Liver, Pancreas, Stomach, Tongue), HEMATOPOIETIC- (Spleen, Thymus), INTEGUMENTARY- (Skin), MUSCULO SKELETAL- (Bone (rib), Diaphragm, Psoas), RESPIRATORY- (Lung, Trachea), URINARY- (Kidney), OTHER TISSUE- (Placenta, Umbilical Cord, Fibroblasts)