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Biorepository to Support ALS Research in Minnesota

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The purpose of the study is to establish and maintain a biorepository of tissue and biospecimen samples relevant to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) research. We will obtain, store, and catalogue peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), blood and blood components, skin punch biopsy samples, and cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) from people living with ALS, linked to clinical datasets, to advance ALS research.

I'm interested

Male or Female
18 years and over
This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers
Inclusion Criteria:

• people living with ALS: people with a confirmed diagnosis of ALS
• Controls: people who have a neurological disorder other than ALS for which a comparison will assist in medical discovery Healthy controls: Individuals without ALS or other neurological disorders
Exclusion Criteria:

• age less than 18 or greater than 90

Brain & Nervous System, Rare Diseases, Rare Diseases

ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Clinics and Surgery Center (CSC)

Valerie Ferment - ferm0016@umn.edu
David Walk
STUDY00022317

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