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#357
DISORDER: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
AGE: 56 year(s) 5 day(s)
SEX: Female
RACE: Caucasian
POST MORTEM INTERVAL: 21 hour(s)
CAUSE OF DEATH: HASCVD
KARYOTYPE AVAILABLE? No FINDINGS:
HIV STATUS: Negative HBSAG STATUS: Negative
LENGTH OF TIME IN STORAGE AS OF NOVEMBER 2009: 5435 days

AVAILABLE TISSUE

....FIXED....

BRAIN (Protocol Method 1)

CEREBRUM- Hemi Coronal Section(2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11), MEDULLA- Whole Section (4), BRAIN STEM- Section(2, 3)

OTHER ORGAN SYSTEMS

CARDIOVASCULAR- (Aorta, Heart), GASTROINTESTINAL- (Liver), INTEGUMENTARY- (Adipose, Skin), MUSCULO SKELETAL- (Psoas), RESPIRATORY- (Bronchus, Lung, Trachea), SPINAL CORD- (Cervical, Lumbar, Peripheral Nerve, Thoracic, Sacral), URINARY- (Kidney)

....FROZEN....

BRAIN (Protocol Method 1)

CEREBRUM- Hemi Coronal Section(1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12), MEDULLA- Whole Section (1, 3, 5), BRAIN STEM- Section(1, 4)

OTHER ORGAN SYSTEMS

CARDIOVASCULAR- (Aorta, Heart), GASTROINTESTINAL- (Liver), HEMATOPOIETIC- (Spleen), INTEGUMENTARY- (Adipose, Skin), RESPIRATORY- (Bronchus, Lung, Trachea), SPINAL CORD- (Cervical, Lumbar, Thoracic, Sacral), URINARY- (Kidney)