Name of bioresource/bank
The Brain Bank at Karolinska Institutet
Name of Principal Investigator
Title | Manager |
First name | Caroline |
Last name | Graff |
Address of institution where award is held
Institution | KI Alzheimer Disease Research Center |
Street Address | Novum, floor 5 |
City | Stockholm |
Postcode | 141 86 |
Country
Sweden
Website
www.ki.se
Contact email (e.g. manager or coordinator)
Funding source
Karolinska Institutet
Q1 What conditions does your resource cover?
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias Neurodegenerative disease in general
Q2a What DNA collection does your resources hold?
1001-5000 donors
Q2b What cell lines does your resource hold?
51-100 distinct cell lines
Q2c What tissue (including post-mortem tissue) does your resource hold?
1001-5000 donors
Q3 Are human tissues/samples/DNA from
Living donors:blood Living donors: DNA Living donors: cerebro-spinal fluid Post-mortem donors: brain
Q4 Are tissues/samples/DNA from
Healthy individuals/control donors Patients
Q5 Can samples be linked to clinical (phenotypic) information and if so, is this information:
Routinely collected as medical records
Q6 In what form are samples supplied?
Primary Samples: Stabilised samples (frozen or fixed)
Q7 Are biomarkers/analytes/biological characteristics already measured and the information available for your samples?
In most samples
Q8 What is the status of your tissue/sample/DNA collection?
Collection ongoing
Q9 What are the rules and procedures for access?
Apply to PI or co-ordinator at resource