| Literature DB >> 28649428 |
Eliana M Lacerda1, Erinna W Bowman1, Jacqueline M Cliff2, Caroline C Kingdon1, Elizabeth C King2, Ji-Sook Lee2, Taane G Clark3, Hazel M Dockrell2, Eleanor M Riley2, Hayley Curran1, Luis Nacul1.
Abstract
The UK ME/CFS Biobank was launched in August 2011 following extensive consultation with professionals and patient representatives. The bioresource aims to enhance research on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), related to pathophysiology, biomarkers and therapeutic approaches. The cohort includes 18-60 year olds, encompassing 284 clinically-confirmed ME/CFS cases, 60 neurologist-diagnosed multiple sclerosis (MS) cases, and 135 healthy individuals. The Biobank contains blood samples, aliquoted into serum, plasma, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), red blood cells/granulocyte pellet, whole blood, and RNA (totalling 29,863 aliquots). Extensive dataset (700 clinical and socio-demographic variables/participant) enables comprehensive phenotyping. Potential reuse is conditional to ethical approval.Entities:
Keywords: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; biobank; biospecimen; database; multiple sclerosis
Year: 2017 PMID: 28649428 PMCID: PMC5482226 DOI: 10.5334/ojb.28
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Open J Bioresour ISSN: 2056-5542